The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ERE , but the solution may also be BEFORE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Prior to crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERE | 80 % | 3 |
| BEFORE | 9 % | 6 |
| UNTIL | 5 % | 5 |
| PRE | 4 % | 3 |
| TIL | 1 % | 3 |
| ANTECEDENT | 1 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prior to
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- before
- beforehand
- previous
- previously
- priori
- aforegoing
- preceding
- afore
- priorate
- anteceding
- preceded
- aforehand
Crossword Answer definitions
ERE adverb- At an earlier time.
- Before; sooner than.
- Before
- The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
- The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
- A police informant.
- The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
- The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
- That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
- An acroterium.
- A crossette.
- The fruiting body of a grain plant.
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 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 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 UNTIL
- Pending
- "Wait __ Dark"
- "___ The End of The World" (1991 movie)
- Upto
- "The beatings will continue ___ morale improves"
- "___ the End of Time" (Tupac album)
- As late as
- "Don't open ___ Christmas!"
- "Wait ___ your father gets home"
- As far as
More clues leading to the result PRE
- Amble start
- Judicial start?
- Historic introduction?
- Historic starter
- Law or school lead-in
- Post opposite
- Post's opposite
- __-op
- Prefix for vent or sent
- Season lead-in
More clues leading to the result TIL
- "Shop __ You Drop"
- "___ death do us part."
- Pop group ____ Thursday
- Rock group ___ Tuesday
- Up to
- Up to the time, poetically
- "Shop ___ You Drop"
- Sesame seed
- "Shop '__ You Drop"
- Sesame