ANCESTOR Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 69 solutions for 'ANCESTOR' with 3 to 13 letters.
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Top Answers for: Ancestor

The clue "Ancestor" last appeared in the Newsday crossword on March 15, 2023. The correct answer for this puzzle is "FOREBEAR", a 8-letter word.

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Clue
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ANCESTOR with 3 letters
APE
3
OSS
3
VCR
3
ANCESTOR with 4 letters
HIFI
4
INCA
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LUTE
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SIRE
4
ANCESTOR with 5 letters
ELDER
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GUIDE
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POINT
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SCOUT
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STOCK
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TELEX
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WHIST
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ANCESTOR with 6 letters
AUTHOR
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FATHER
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HERALD
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LEADER
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MOTHER
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ORIGIN
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PARENT
6
ANCESTOR with 7 letters
FORBEAR
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GENITOR
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PIONEER
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PREMISE
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ANCESTOR with 8 letters
BEGETTER
8
EXPLORER
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FOREBEAR ⭐
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FOREGOER
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FUGLEMAN
8
VANGUARD
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ANCESTOR with 9 letters
ANNOUNCER
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ASCENDANT
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FIRSTBORN
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FOREBEARS
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HARBINGER
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INNOVATOR
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MESSENGER
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PATRIARCH
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PRECEDENT
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PRECURSOR ⭐
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PROTOTYPE
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ANCESTOR with 10 letters
ANCESTRESS
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ANTECEDENT
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AVANT-GARDE
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BELLWETHER
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BUCCINATOR
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FOREFATHER ⭐
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FORERUNNER
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LEAD RUNNER
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PATHFINDER
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PROCREATOR
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PROGENITOR
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ANCESTOR with 11 letters
BUSHWHACKER
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FRONT RUNNER
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FRONT-RUNNER
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GRANDFATHER
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GRANDPARENT
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PREDECESSOR
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PROGENITRIX
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TRAILBLAZER
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VOORTREKKER
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ANCESTOR with 12 letters
FRONTIERSMAN
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PRIMOGENITOR
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PROGENITRESS
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STORMY PETREL
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TRAILBREAKER
12
VAUNT-COURIER
12
ANCESTOR with 13 letters
GROUNDBREAKER
13

Top answers for ANCESTOR crossword clue from newspapers

FOREBEAR
FOREFATHER
PRECURSOR

Definition of Ancestor

  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Anagrams of Ancestor

ENACTORS SARCONET SORTANCE

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What is the best solution to the riddle ANCESTOR?

Solution PRECURSOR is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution PRECURSOR is 9 letters long. We have 10 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "ANCESTOR"?

There are 69 solutions. The longest is GROUNDBREAKER with 13 letters, and the shortest is APE with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 13 letters long.

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