The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OLD which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Stale, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OLD | 100 % | 3 |
Why may OLD be the right solution?
The word "OLD" can be a synonym for "stale" when referring to food or ideas that are no longer fresh or new.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stale, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dry
- old
- rut
- steel
- tired
- banal
- good
- hard
- sweet
- live
- steal
- steals
Crossword Answer definitions
OLD noun- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- (in combination) One of a specified age.
- A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (most often plural) One's parents.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- Excessive, abundant.
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