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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Once, a while back last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 ERST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERST Once, a while back (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 28, 2016
11% INA Once __ while (3) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
9% AGO Years ___ (a while back) (3)
8% WAFT Gently float while opening at the back (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
8% LATER In a little while (5) Newsday Nov 24, 2025
8% ONCE A while ago (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
7% SECOND Back (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 8, 2025
7% WERE Once existed (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
7% PAT ___ on the back (3) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
7% PERSIA Iran, once (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025

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