Earlier; previous Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Earlier; previous . 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.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIOR Earlier; previous (5)
8% ERE Previous to (3) Premier Sunday Sep 14, 2025
8% AFORE Earlier (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
7% EVE Previous day (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 28, 2025
7% RETRO Harking back to a previous era (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
7% ULTIMO In the previous month (6) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
7% DATEBACK *Belong to an earlier period (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
7% OLDER Of earlier vintage (5) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
7% CIRCLEBACK Revisit a previous topic (10) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2025
6% BACKDATE Write an earlier time on (a document) (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 31, 2025
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