The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TRITE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Lacking freshness crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| TRITE | 50 % | 5 | 
| OLD | 13 % | 3 | 
| FADED | 13 % | 5 | 
| STALE | 13 % | 5 | 
| OLDHAT | 13 % | 6 | 
Why may OLD be the right solution?
"OLD" is the right answer because when something is lacking freshness, it is typically considered old or not new.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lacking freshness
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stale
 - musty
 - fusty
 - fust
 - must
 - moldy
 - hoar
 - stuffy
 - hoary
 - smut
 - backwoods
 - slavery
 
Crossword Answer definitions
TRITE adjective- Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
 - So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
 
- A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
 - Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.
 
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 TRITE
- Hackneyed
 - Unoriginal
 - Overdone
 - Uninspired
 - Like cliches
 - Overused
 - Like hackneyed writing
 - Stale
 - Far from fresh
 - Worn out by use
 
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 FADED
- Washed-out
 - Like aged blue jeans
 - Like old jeans
 - Lost luster
 - No longer bright
 - Vivid no more
 - Not as colorful anymore
 - Lost brightness
 - Washed out
 - Lost color
 
More clues leading to the result STALE
- Like some jokes
 - Old hat
 - Best bread for stuffing
 - Like an old joke
 - Old and worn
 - Like old bread
 - Dried out
 - Like jokes that kids enjoy, often
 - Tired
 - Banal