The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EARLIER , but the solution may also be OLDER which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
More ancient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EARLIER | 50 % | 7 |
| OLDER | 50 % | 5 |
Why may OLDER be the right solution?
The word "older" is the comparative form of the word "old," which means having lived for a long time or having existed for a long time in the past. Therefore, "more ancient" can be described as "older."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: More ancient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- older
- elder
- more senior
- earlier
- earliest
- oldest
- ramayana
- alignment
- company
- fars
- gatha
- paleography
Crossword Answer definitions
EARLIER adjective- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- Near the start or beginning.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
- At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
- Soon; in good time; seasonably.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result EARLIER
- Previous
- At a previous time
- Prior
- Ago
- Before now
- Before
- Like a flashback time
- Previously
- Sooner.
- Bird that gets more worms.