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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Former last seen in Telegraph Mini puzzle. We have found 41 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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23 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
OLD Former (3) The Telegraph Mini Feb 28, 2026
ONETIME Former (7) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
PRIOR Former (5) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
ERSTWHILE Former (9)
PAST Former (4) Universal May 26, 2024
EARLIER Former (7) (7) Puzzler Jan 3, 2024
OLDER Former (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 10, 2023
SOMETIME Former (8) Eugene Sheffer May 14, 2022
BYGONE Former (6) Universal Apr 21, 2022
QUONDAM Former (7) The Times Concise Mar 24, 2022

18 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
25% EXES Formers (4)
24% OLDFLAME Former lover (8) Universal Mar 5, 2026
24% S Former spouses (1) USA Today Quick Feb 28, 2026
24% LATTER Former's counterpart (6) LA Times Daily Feb 23, 2026
24% ALUM Former grad (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 15, 2026
24% PASTS Former times (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
24% ELD Former times, in former times (3) Wall Street Journal May 30, 2020
24% ORRS A former Bruin and a former Colt (4)
22% ALUMNI Former students (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 27, 2026
22% UAR Former Mideast org. (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 17, 2026

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"Former" is a clue for the word "PRIOR" in a crossword puzzle. In this context, "prior" means something that came before or was earlier in time or order. It's a concise way to refer to something that was previously mentioned or existed.