Earlier Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Earlier featured in Universal puzzle on September 16, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRIOR.

See results below advertisement

Crossword Answer For Earlier:

You can click on thetiles to reveal letter by letter before uncovering the full solution.

advertisement

16 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
PRIOR Earlier (5) Universal Sep 16, 2025
AFORE Earlier (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
AGO Earlier (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 26, 2025
PREVIOUS Earlier (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 11, 2025
BEFORE Earlier (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2025
SOONER Earlier (6) Commuter Sep 13, 2024
ERSTWHILE Earlier (9)
ALREADY Earlier (7) Newsday Aug 11, 2018
ERENOW Earlier (6)
SOMETIMEAGO Earlier (11)

24 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
37% ERST Earlier, earlier (4) Universal Dec 16, 2017
33% AFTER Not earlier (5)
33% ART Are, earlier (3)
31% CHRISTMASCREEP Earlier and earlier Yuletide marketing (14) Newsday Nov 17, 2024
30% THEDOT No earlier and no later, with "on" (6)
30% EDO Tokyo, earlier (3)
28% PREV Earlier (Abbr.) (4) USA Today Quick May 27, 2025
28% LIKEISAID "As was stated earlier ..." (9) Universal Sep 1, 2024
28% PRECEDENT Earlier example (9) The Times Concise Dec 13, 2020
28% BACKNUMBER Earlier issue (10) The Times Concise Aug 15, 2019

Clues for The Universal Puzzle on September 16, 2025

Earlier Crossword Clue
Stay up-to-date with our updates!
Explore your favorite daily puzzles and get quick tips, find missing answers to complete your crossword.
CW alt logo

Fresh Clues From Recent Puzzles

Your Crossword Clues FAQ Guide

We found 40 solutions for Earlier. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is PRIOR.

With crossword-solver.io you will find 40 solutions. We use historic puzzles to find the best matches for your question. We add many new clues on a daily basis.

With our crossword solver search engine you have access to over 7 million clues. You can narrow down the possible answers by specifying the number of letters it contains. We found more than 40 answers for Earlier.