Earlier period Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Earlier period . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PAST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAST Earlier period (4)
37% SOONER At an earlier period (6)
37% MEDIEVAL Of an earlier period (8) The Times Concise May 12, 2016
34% DATEBACK *Belong to an earlier period (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
32% ARCHAIC Of a much earlier period (7)
29% ANTIQUE Object from an earlier period (7) Mirror Classic Feb 5, 2025
26% ANTIQUES Valuable items from an earlier period (8)
4% PRIOR Earlier (5) Commuter Oct 3, 2025
4% AFORE Earlier (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
3% ELLIPSIS Period, tripled (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
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