The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ONCE , but the solution may also be ONETIME which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Erstwhile crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONCE | 57 % | 4 |
| ONETIME | 26 % | 7 |
| SOMETIME | 6 % | 8 |
| OLD | 6 % | 3 |
| PAST | 3 % | 4 |
| FORMER | 3 % | 6 |
Why may ONETIME be the right solution?
The word "erstwhile" means former or previous. "Onetime" is a synonym for former or past, making it a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Erstwhile
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quondam
- former
- past
- sometime
- onetime
- once
- formerly
- earlier
- previous
- then
- precedent
- long-standing
Crossword Answer definitions
ONCE adverb- (frequency) One and only one time.
- (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
- Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
- As soon as.
- At a future time.
- As soon as; when; after.
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 ONCE
- Children's-story starter
- Enough, often
- Formerly
- Years ago
- __-over (quick look)
- "The Raven" opener
- "__ bitten, ..."
- "___ bitten, twice shy"
- A single time
- Fairy tale start
More clues leading to the result ONETIME
- Singular event
- Unique, sort of
- Quondam
- Former
- Erstwhile
- Unique
- Previous
- Past
- Like most capital costs
- Without repetition
More clues leading to the result SOMETIME
- Noncommittal response
- When procrastinators get around to it
- Whenever
- Occasional
- Sooner or later
- In the future.
- "A Woman Is a ___ Thing."
- Gershwin's "A Woman Is a ___ Thing."
- Former.
- Indefinite date.
More clues leading to the result OLD
- Like Methuselah
- Like the hills?
- Passe
- __ Nick (Satan)
- Hardly a spring chicken
- Immemorial
- Like MacDonald
- On in years
- Out of fashion
- Pre-Columbian
More clues leading to the result PAST
- History
- Time gone by
- Over and done with
- Over and done
- Checkered thing, maybe
- Days of yore
- Gone by
- "Back to the Future" setting
- "Peggy Sue Got Married" setting
- Ago