The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LASTYEAR , but the solution may also be YESTERYEAR which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in LA Times).
The recent past crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| LASTYEAR | 75 % | 8 | 
| YESTERYEAR | 25 % | 10 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: The recent past
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yesterday
 - yesteryear
 - late
 - recently
 - lately
 - latterly
 - of late
 - kast
 - last
 - now
 - other
 - today
 
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