Original Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Original 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEW.

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12 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
NEW Original (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2025
FIRST Original (5) Mirror Quick May 26, 2025
INITIAL Original (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 17, 2024
NOVEL Original (5) The Sun Two Speed Feb 28, 2024
CREATIVE Original (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2021
FRESH Original (5) Thomas Joseph Jun 22, 2021
PRIMAL Original (6) Premier Sunday Jan 24, 2021
SEMINAL Original (7)
MASTER Original (6)
NEWFANGLED Original (10)

28 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
28% SOURCE Origin (6) Commuter Jul 26, 2025
28% GENESIS Origin (7) The Times Concise Jun 24, 2025
26% HOMETOWNS Origins (9) Thomas Joseph May 8, 2024
26% REPRO Not an original (5) New York Times Feb 28, 2023
26% GENESES Origins (7) Newsday Jul 25, 2021
26% REPRINTS Not originals (8) New York Times Nov 29, 2019
26% REPROS Not originals (6)
26% ROOTCAUSE Origin (9)
26% WRITETHEBOOK Originate, with "on" (12)
26% INTHEFIRSTPLACE Originally (15)

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In the world of crosswords, "Original" can be a clever clue for the word "NOVEL." A novel is a type of literary work that tells a fictional story, making it an original creation in the literary sense. This clue plays on the dual meaning of "original" as both the first of its kind and as a synonym for new or unique.