The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PREDATES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 1995.
Occurs earlier crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PREDATES | 50 % | 8 |
| ANTEDATES | 50 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Occurs earlier
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Crossword Answer definitions
PREDATES noun- A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
- To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
- To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
- To prey upon something.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result PREDATES
- Antecedes
- Happens before
- Arrives earlier than
- Antecedes.
- Is earlier than.
- Comes earlier than
- Is a forerunner of
- Is older than
- Occurs earlier
- Comes from an earlier time