The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ONETIME , but the solution may also be PRIOR which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Former crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONETIME | 37 % | 7 |
| OLD | 21 % | 3 |
| PRIOR | 8 % | 5 |
| ONCE | 7 % | 4 |
| LATE | 6 % | 4 |
| OTHER | 5 % | 5 |
| PAST | 3 % | 4 |
| SOMETIME | 3 % | 8 |
| OLDTIME | 2 % | 7 |
| ERST | 2 % | 4 |
| BYGONE | 2 % | 6 |
| ERSTWHILE | 1 % | 9 |
| WHILOM | 1 % | 6 |
| OLDEN | 1 % | 5 |
| QUONDAM | 1 % | 7 |
| SHAPER | 1 % | 6 |
| CREATOR | 1 % | 7 |
| MOLD | 1 % | 4 |
Why may PRIOR be the right solution?
The word "former" means previous or prior, making "PRIOR" the right answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Former
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quondam
- erstwhile
- past
- previous
- early
- sometime
- onetime
- other
- once
- late
- formerly
- previously
Crossword Answer definitions
ONETIME adjective- (principally US) Former.
- (principally US) Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.
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 ONETIME
- Singular event
- Unique, sort of
- Quondam
- Former
- Erstwhile
- Unique
- Previous
- Past
- Like most capital costs
- Without repetition
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 PRIOR
- Earlier
- Rap sheet item
- Previous
- Earlier; previous
- Former
- Monk
- Rap sheet datum
- Abbot's aide
- Crime on the books
- In the past
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 LATE
- Like the White Rabbit of Wonderland
- After the bell
- After-hours show
- Behind time
- Into the wee hours
- Not on cue
- Overdue
- Past due
- Tardy
- Delayed
More clues leading to the result OTHER
- Extra
- One or the ____
- "None of the above" alternative
- Catchall category
- Last box on a form, sometimes
- Last check-box, often
- Questionnaire category
- "On the ___ hand ..."
- None of the above
- Not listed above
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
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 OLDTIME
- Bygone
- Causing nostalgia, perhaps
- Vintage
- From way back when
- Of the past
- Of long standing
- Long established
- Obsolete
- Past
- Characteristic of former days.
More clues leading to the result ERST
- Former, formerly
- Formerly formerly
- Formerly, formerly
- Once, once
- Once, upon a time
- Prefix for while
- At one time, at one time
- Early earlier
- While opener
- While opening
More clues leading to the result BYGONE
More clues leading to the result ERSTWHILE
More clues leading to the result WHILOM
More clues leading to the result OLDEN
- "In __ days ..." ("Anything Goes" starter)
- Like days of yore
- Of yore
- Pertaining to yesteryear
- Not recent
- Former
- Bygone
- From times of yore
- Pertaining to the past
- Ancient
More clues leading to the result QUONDAM
More clues leading to the result SHAPER
- Woodworking tool
- Lathe, e.g.
- Girdle, for one
- Metal-cutting machine
- Mechanical device.
- Molding device.
- Molder.
- Tool for forming.
- Machine tool.
- Swage
More clues leading to the result CREATOR
- Author
- Former
- God, with "the"
- Frankenstein, to his monster
- Mastermind
- Inventive sort
- Mark Twain, to Tom Sawyer
- Artist, for example
- Inventive type
- Maker