The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ONCE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Years ago crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONCE | 93 % | 4 |
| YORE | 7 % | 4 |
Why may ONCE be the right solution?
The clue is asking for an adverb that means "in the past". "Once" fits this definition as it means "at some time in the past".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Years ago
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- long ago
- way back
- yesteryear
- old times
- year old
- agoing
- date back
- yesteryears
- think back
- used to
- previously
- long since
Crossword Answer definitions
ONCE adverb- (frequency) One and only one time.
- (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
- Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
- As soon as.
- At a future time.
- As soon as; when; after.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ONCE
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- "___ bitten, twice shy"
- A single time
- Fairy tale start