Villain, one in the past (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Villain, one in the past (4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 1, 2026. 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 IAGO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IAGO Villain, one in the past (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2026
9% AGO In the past (3) Universal Sep 29, 2026
9% TRACKRECORD One's past performance (11) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2026
9% DASTARDLY Villainous (9) Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 2026
9% OVER In the past (4) New York Times Sep 4, 2026
8% JAFAR "Aladdin" villain (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 30, 2026
8% NOSTALGIA Wistful affection for the past (9) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2026
8% HISTORY Past events (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 30, 2026
8% RHONE River past Arles (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 28, 2026
8% OLDPRO Past master (6) Newsday Sep 25, 2026

Clues for The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle on October 1, 2026

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