The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AGO which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Previously crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AGO | 42 % | 3 |
| ONCE | 21 % | 4 |
| ALREADY | 6 % | 7 |
| EARLIER | 5 % | 7 |
| ATONETIME | 5 % | 9 |
| ERE | 4 % | 3 |
| AFORE | 4 % | 5 |
| NEE | 3 % | 3 |
| LASTTIME | 3 % | 8 |
| BEFORE | 3 % | 6 |
| ERENOW | 2 % | 6 |
| BEFORENOW | 1 % | 9 |
| TILNOW | 1 % | 6 |
Why may AGO be the right solution?
The word "ago" refers to a time in the past, indicating that something happened or existed before the present time. Therefore, it fits the clue "previously".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Previously
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- antecedently
- formerly
- hitherto
- already
- originally
- heretofore
- earlier
- initially
- been
- historically
- traditionally
- yet
Crossword Answer definitions
AGO adjective- Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
- Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
- Before
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 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 ONCE
- Children's-story starter
- Enough, often
- Formerly
- Years ago
- __-over (quick look)
- "The Raven" opener
- "__ bitten, ..."
- "___ bitten, twice shy"
- A single time
- Fairy tale start
More clues leading to the result ALREADY
- Up until now
- By that time
- "So soon?"
- By now
- So far
- So soon?
- Previously
- "Done so fast?"
- Question of surprise
- Now
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.
More clues leading to the result ATONETIME
- Back then
- Previously
- Formerly
- In prior days
- In the past
- Together
- Formerly.
- Simultaneously
- Not currently
- In days past
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 AFORE
- Previous to
- Prior to, old-style
- Poet's synonym for 73-Across
- Prior to, to Prior
- Earlier, in poetry
- Previously
- Ere
- Previously, archaically
- Previously, to some
- Previously, once
More clues leading to the result NEE
- Born
- Bridal bio word
- Formerly known as
- Once named
- Rebecca Rolfe, ____ Pocahontas
- Society page word
- Society-page word
- Wedding-announcement word
- Bio word
- Maiden-name indicator
More clues leading to the result LASTTIME
- The 2005 Tour de France is Lance Armstrong's, he says
- Previously
- "The ___ I saw Paris . . . "
- Words in a song about Paris
- "The ___ I Saw Paris"
- "Previously ..."
- The ____ I Saw Paris
- "Previously..."
More clues leading to the result BEFORE
- "Age ___ beauty"
- Ere, now
- In the presence of
- Previously
- Prior to
- The out-of-shape photo
- See 9-across
- Photo in ads
- Ugly photo label?
- Comparison photo
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