The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETREAD which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2001.
Hackneyed work based on an old idea crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETREAD | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hackneyed work based on an old idea
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cliché
- clichéd
- dated
- derivative
- jade
- tired
- stale
- hack
- hacking
- call
- rehash
- base
Crossword Answer definitions
RETREAD noun- A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
- A person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One.
- To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
- To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheap, and possibly dangerous, product.
- (sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.
- To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
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