The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PRECURSOR which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Forerunner crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRECURSOR | 33 % | 9 |
| HERALD | 13 % | 6 |
| ANTECESSOR | 13 % | 10 |
| ANTECEDENT | 13 % | 10 |
| OMEN | 7 % | 4 |
| HARBINGER | 7 % | 9 |
| PRECEDENT | 7 % | 9 |
| ANCESTOR | 7 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Forerunner
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- herald
- antecedent
- precursor
- harbinger
- frontrunner
- trailblazer
- front-runner
- vanguard
- pioneer
- forefront
- advance
- old-timer
Crossword Answer definitions
PRECURSOR noun- That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
- One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
- (of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.
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 PRECURSOR
- Before the computer age?
- Forerunner
- Harbinger
- Shadow of a coming event.
- Forerunner.
- John the Baptist, to Jesus
- Herald
More clues leading to the result HERALD
- Announce
- Kind of angels, in the carol
- Miami newspaper
- Boston newspaper
- Harbinger
- Royal messenger
- "... the ___ angels sing"
- Calgary newspaper
- Usher in
- Official messenger
More clues leading to the result ANTECESSOR
More clues leading to the result ANTECEDENT
- Predecessor
- Forerunner
- Preceding.
- Prior.
- Prior to.
- Previous
- A pronoun has one
- The fool in "A fool and his money are soon parted"
More clues leading to the result OMEN
- Warning
- "The __" (1976 Gregory Peck film)
- Harbinger
- Portent
- Presage
- Sign of things to come
- 1976 Gregory Peck gothic thriller, "The _____"
- Bellwether in NOME?
- Black cat, maybe
- A sign of things to come
More clues leading to the result HARBINGER
- Avant-courier.
- Precursor.
- Forerunner.
- Omen
- Robin or crocus, often
- Sign of things to come
- It's a sign
- Foreshadow
More clues leading to the result PRECEDENT
- Decision serving as a pattern for the future.
- Basis for a legal decision.
- Forerunner.
- Legal decision serving as an example.
- Authoritative example.
- Something to be set
- Anterior
- Legal decision serving as an example
- Authoritative rule
- One might be cited