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 December 30, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "PRIOR", a 5-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
3
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
5
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
5
EARLIER with 6 letters
BEFORE ⭐
6
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
6
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
10
BEFOREHAND
10
BEFORETIME
10
HERETOFORE
10
PRECOCIOUS
10
PRECURRENT
10
PREVIOUSLY
10
PRIMORDIAL
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SURPASSING
10
UNEXPECTED
10
EARLIER with 11 letters
CONFRONTING
11
IN TIMES PAST
11
INOPPORTUNE
11
PREEXISTENT
11
PRELIMINARY
11
SOMETIMEAGO
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THERETOFORE
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UNWARRANTED
11
EARLIER with 12 letters
ADVERB OF TIME
12
ANTICIPATORY
12
HISTORICALLY
12
EARLIER with 13 letters
ONLY YESTERDAY
13
EARLIER with 15 letters
PREHISTORICALLY
15

Top answers for EARLIER crossword clue from newspapers

PRIOR
AGO
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

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What is the best solution to the riddle EARLIER?

Solution PRIOR is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution PRIOR is 5 letters long. We have 11 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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Clue Answers
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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
11
A CONSIDERATION OF A TOPIC WITH A VIEW TO CHANGING AN EARLIER DECISION
11
A REAPPEARANCE OF AN EARLIER CHARACTERISTIC
11
CAME EARLIER THAN I EXPECTED
10
AN EARLIER SECTION OF A WRITTEN TEXT
10
A CONDITION SUPERIOR TO AN EARLIER CONDITION
10
CAUSE TO END EARLIER THAN INTENDED
10
A LAW ESTABLISHED BY FOLLOWING EARLIER JUDICIAL DECISIONS
10
AN EARLIER ONE MAY BE REC
10
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
2
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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