Answer to "Earlier than" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ERE , but the solution may also be PRIOR TO which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).

Earlier than crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
ERE	89 %	3
PRIOR TO	11 %	8

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Earlier than

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• before
• previous
• prior
• anterior
• ahead
• beforehand
• foregoing
• precedent
• antecedent
• prev
• anteriorly
• prevent

Crossword Answer definitions

ERE adverb

1. At an earlier time.

ERE preposition

1. Before; sooner than.

ERE conjunction

1. Before

ERE noun

1. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
2. The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
3. A police informant.
4. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
5. The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
6. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
7. An acroterium.
8. A crossette.

ERE noun

1. The fruiting body of a grain plant.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result ERE

• Before, to a 7-Down
• "... __ I saw Elba"
• "Able was I __ ..."
• Bard's before
• Before, once
• Before, to Browning
• Before, to Burns
• Before, to Keats
• I-I linkup, in a palindrome
• Long introduction?

More clues leading to the result PRIOR TO

• Earlier than
• Preceding