Ancient. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ancient last seen in USA Today puzzle. We have found 42 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OLD.

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28 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
OLD Ancient (3) USA Today Jan 17, 2026
ARCHAIC Ancient (7) (7) Mirror Classic Jan 17, 2026
OLDERTHANDIRT Ancient (13) Universal Oct 10, 2025
AGED Ancient (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 6, 2025
AGEOLD Ancient (6) Thomas Joseph Apr 12, 2025
PREHISTORICPERIODS . . . Ancient (18) New York Times Mar 30, 2025
OLDEN Ancient (5) Premier Sunday Jan 26, 2025
OLDASTIME Ancient (9) New York Times Nov 24, 2024
VIII Ancient 8 (4)
PRIMEVAL Ancient (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 11, 2023

14 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
27% OLDS Ancients (4)
27% EST Is, to an ancient (3)
27% OFOLD Anciently (5)
27% SHALT Ancient will (5)
27% DAYS "Ancient of ___" (4)
27% OFDAYS Ancient ___. (6)
26% ODEON Ancient theater (5) Commuter Feb 2, 2026
26% LORE Ancient tales (4) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
26% AGORA Ancient marketplace (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 28, 2026
26% INCAN Ancient Peruvian (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 19, 2026

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Ancient. Crossword Clue
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In crossword puzzles, "Ancient" is a clue for the word "OLD." This is a straightforward association as "ancient" and "old" are synonymous, both referring to something from a long time ago. In the context of crosswords, such clues rely on the solver's ability to recognize these common synonyms.