The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OLD , but the solution may also be AGED which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Venerable crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OLD | 37 % | 3 |
| AGED | 30 % | 4 |
| HOARY | 9 % | 5 |
| HOAR | 7 % | 4 |
| ELDERLY | 4 % | 7 |
| TIMEHONORED | 3 % | 11 |
| AUGUST | 3 % | 6 |
| SACRED | 1 % | 6 |
| SAINTVERONICAHAMEL | 1 % | 18 |
| ANCIENT | 1 % | 7 |
| STORIED | 1 % | 7 |
| ESTEEMED | 1 % | 8 |
| AGEOLD | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Venerable
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- revered
- honourable
- old
- honorable
- august
- elderly
- famous
- respectful
- respectable
- veteran
- time-honoured
- vulnerable
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.
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 OLD
- Like Methuselah
- Like the hills?
- Passe
- __ Nick (Satan)
- Hardly a spring chicken
- Immemorial
- Like MacDonald
- On in years
- Out of fashion
- Pre-Columbian
More clues leading to the result AGED
- Grew old
- Made mellow
- Elderly
- Like a fine Bordeaux
- Long in the tooth
- Prepared, as wine
- Stored the Sauterne
- Grown old
- Got on in years
- Got wiser, perhaps
More clues leading to the result HOARY
- White with age
- Grizzled
- Ancient
- Gray-haired
- Old and gray
- Like the Ancient Mariner
- Frost-covered
- Gray with age
- White with frost
- Grayish white
More clues leading to the result HOAR
- Frozen dew
- Winter coating
- ___ frost
- Rime
- December coat?
- Grayish-white
- Winter covering
- White frost
- Frost
- White window coating
More clues leading to the result ELDERLY
- Venerable
- Crucial voting block, with "the"
- Like many AARP members
- Long in the tooth
- Aged
- Entitled to reduced prices, perhaps
- Well along in years
- Geriatrician's concern, with "the"
- Getting on in years
- Advanced in age
More clues leading to the result TIMEHONORED
More clues leading to the result AUGUST
- "The Whales of ___" ('87 Gish-Davis film)
- Awesome
- Dog days month
- Month with no major American holidays
- 8, in a way
- Month with no major holidays
- Venerable
- Long-venerated
- Summer month
- Month named for an emperor
More clues leading to the result SACRED
- Holy
- Inviolate
- Blest
- Worth reverence
- Hallowed
- Revered
- Holy, see?
- Worthy of worship
- Like some vows and cows
- Like church music
More clues leading to the result SAINTVERONICAHAMEL
More clues leading to the result ANCIENT
- Like fifteen-year-old computers
- Very old
- With 21 Down, old salt
- From way back
- Age-old
- Antique
- With 37-Across, prehistoric orange liqueur?
- Elder
- Venerable one
- Long-ago
More clues leading to the result STORIED
- Venerable
- Legendary
- Having a tale to tell
- Celebrated
- Historic.
- "Can ___ urn or animated bust."—Gray's Elegy.
- Historically famous.
- Celebrated in tales.
- Having a history.
- Adorned with historical scenes.
More clues leading to the result ESTEEMED
- Highly regarded
- Held in high regard
- "My ___ colleagues..."
- Well-regarded
- Prized
- Put on a pedestal
- Honored
- Noteworthy
- Venerable
- Respected