EARLIER Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 89 solutions for 'EARLIER' with 2 to 15 letters.
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Top Answers for: Earlier

The clue "Earlier" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on July 20, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "AGO", a 3-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
EARLIER with 2 letters
EX
2
EARLIER with 3 letters
AGO ⭐
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ERE
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PRE
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YET
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EARLIER with 4 letters
DOWN
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ERST
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FORE
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LOUR
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ONCE
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THEN
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EARLIER with 5 letters
ABOVE
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AFORE ⭐
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AS YET
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EARLY
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ELDER
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FIRST
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LOWER
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OLDER
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PRIME
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PRIOR ⭐
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SO FAR
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UNDER
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EARLIER with 6 letters
BEFORE ⭐
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CLOSER
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ERENOW
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FORMER
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LOWEST
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NETHER
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OR EVER
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SENIOR
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SOONER ⭐
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WHILOM
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EARLIER with 7 letters
ALREADY ⭐
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ANCIENT
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ERE THEN
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INITIAL
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LEADING
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ONETIME
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PRIORLY
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THUS FAR
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EARLIER with 8 letters
ANTERIOR
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CI-DEVANT
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EREWHILE
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FORMERLY
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HEADMOST
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HITHERTO
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INFERIOR
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ORIGINAL
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PREVIOUS ⭐
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RECENTLY
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SUPERIOR
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UNTIMELY
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EARLIER with 9 letters
AFORETIME
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BEFORE ALL
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BEFORE NOW
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ERSTWHILE
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EXCEEDING
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FOREGOING
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IN THE PAST
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INAUGURAL
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INITIALLY
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PRECEDING
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PREMATURE
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SUBJACENT
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YESTERDAY
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EARLIER with 10 letters
ANTECEDENT
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BEFOREHAND
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BEFORETIME
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HERETOFORE
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PRECOCIOUS
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PRECURRENT
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PREVIOUSLY
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PRIMORDIAL
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SURPASSING
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UNEXPECTED
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EARLIER with 11 letters
CONFRONTING
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IN TIMES PAST
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INOPPORTUNE
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PREEXISTENT
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PRELIMINARY
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SOMETIMEAGO
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THERETOFORE
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UNWARRANTED
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EARLIER with 12 letters
ADVERB OF TIME
12
ANTICIPATORY
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HISTORICALLY
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EARLIER with 13 letters
ONLY YESTERDAY
13
EARLIER with 15 letters
PREHISTORICALLY
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Top answers for EARLIER crossword clue from newspapers

AGO
PRIOR
BEFORE
SOONER
AFORE
ALREADY
PREVIOUS

Definition of Earlier

  • (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"; earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"

Anagrams of Earlier

LEARIER

Frequently asked questions for Earlier:

What is the best solution to the riddle EARLIER?

Solution AGO is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution AGO is 3 letters long. We have 3 further solutions of the same word length.

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

There are 89 solutions. The longest is PREHISTORICALLY with 15 letters, and the shortest is EX with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 15 letters long.

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A SUBJECT MENTIONED EARLIER
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AT AN EARLIER TIME OR FORMERLY
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BE A FORERUNNER OF OR OCCUR EARLIER THAN
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A CONSIDERATION OF A TOPIC WITH A VIEW TO CHANGING AN EARLIER DECISION
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A REAPPEARANCE OF AN EARLIER CHARACTERISTIC
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CAME EARLIER THAN I EXPECTED
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AN EARLIER SECTION OF A WRITTEN TEXT
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A CONDITION SUPERIOR TO AN EARLIER CONDITION
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CAUSE TO END EARLIER THAN INTENDED
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A LAW ESTABLISHED BY FOLLOWING EARLIER JUDICIAL DECISIONS
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AN EARLIER ONE MAY BE REC
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Earlier, earlier
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Earlier in time
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At an earlier time
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Go back to an earlier condition
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be earlier in time
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time Earlier
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‘EARLIER’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘EARLIER’ is the solution:
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Before in time (7)
Earlier
At a previous time (7)
More before time (7)
Sooner in time (7)
(Happening) before in time (7)
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