The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ANTEDATED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Occurred earlier crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANTEDATED | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Occurred earlier
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- overdue
- past
- reenactment
- reenactor
- change
- come
- had
- late
- was
- atavism
- recapitulation
- anniversary
Crossword Answer definitions
ANTEDATED verb- To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
- To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.
- To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
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