The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ERENOW , but the solution may also be ERE NOW which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Heretofore crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERENOW | 53 % | 6 |
| ASYET | 29 % | 5 |
| SOFAR | 6 % | 5 |
| AGO | 4 % | 3 |
| ERE | 2 % | 3 |
| YET | 2 % | 3 |
| ERE NOW | 1 % | 7 |
| ERST | 1 % | 4 |
| ALREADY | 1 % | 7 |
Why may ERE-NOW be the right solution?
The answer "ERE NOW" is a synonym for "heretofore" because "ere" means before and "now" means at this moment. Together, they convey the idea of something that happened before the current time.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Heretofore
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hitherto
- up to now
- so far
- as yet
- thus far
- yet
- til now
- until now
- erewhile
- formerly
- ago
- erenow
Crossword Answer definitions
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 ERENOW
- Before
- Heretofore
- Before this time, pretentiously
- Before the present, in poetry
- Previously, previously
- Before this time
- Before today, once
- Previously, poetically
- Poet's "until this time"
- Before this time, in poetry
More clues leading to the result ASYET
- So far
- Until now
- Up to now
- To date
- Presently
- Recently
- Up to this time
- Up to this point
- To this point
- Thus far
More clues leading to the result SOFAR
More clues leading to the result AGO
- "... long, long ___"
- Before now
- Earlier
- Give it __ (try)
- Gone by
- Heretofore
- In the past
- Once upon a time
- Past
- "Give it ___"
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 YET
More clues leading to the result ERE NOW
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