"Better late ___ never" Crossword Clue

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"Better late ___ never" Crossword Answer

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THAN

(4 letters)

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(conjunction)
1. A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BETTER (adjective)
1. (comparative and superlative of `well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
2. (comparative of `good’) changed for the better in health or fitness
BETTER (adverb)
1. from a position of superiority or authority
BETTER (verb)
1. surpass in excellence
2. get better
BETTER (noun)
1. someone who bets
2. a superior person having claim to precedence
LATE (adverb)
1. in the recent past
2. to an advanced time
LATE (adjective)
1. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
2. after the expected or usual time; delayed

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Than
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
HANT

More USA Today Crossword (10/21/2026) Answers

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18. "Present!"

19. Emerged

20. Like high prices

22. Wanda Maximoff ___ Scarlet Witch

23. Treats, like a violin bow

25. Family member who enjoys chasing a red dot of light

27. Tolkien's "Shepherds of the Trees"

28. Stab of hunger

32. Japanese game similar to chess

33. Funny business?

34. Military trainee

35. Fudgelike Southern confections with nuts

39. Surgery beam

40. Horse feature

41. Caribou feature

43. Cloak-and-___

49. Word following "quilting" or "spelling"

50. Artemis I org.

54. Lying face-down

55. Dish containing fruits simmered in spiced wine, perhaps

58. Indiana basketball player

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63. Make ecstatic

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66. Hereditary units

67. Consider

68. SPEAK LIKE THIS

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1. Get the ick from, perhaps

2. "Just about there!"

3. Some soft drinks in "Cola War" ads

4. Forensics franchise

5. Holds

6. Held

7. Designer Saab

8. Be out, but not about

9. Cheerleader's word

10. Local figure?

11. Era before the Renaissance

12. Tire in the trunk

15. "Scram!"

17. Ryan Gosling's "Barbie" role

21. Fish-related surname

24. Created, like a web

29. Clock radio toggle

30. Writer Ephron

31. Nickname for Mom's mom

33. Rabbit's relative

35. No ___, No Gain (punny name for a window company)

36. East, in Spanish

37. Cartoon frame

38. Was ahead

39. Chocolate dog

42. Messenger ___

44. Lex, e.g.

45. ___ spoon (unpretentious restaurant)

46. Soccer player who uses their hands

47. Sign up

48. List on eBay, say

51. Played a part

52. "That's a ___"

53. Eagle's nest

55. "___ the Cat" (children's book series)

56. Mining targets

57. Campus quarters

58. String instrument's tuning pin

59. Pub staple

60. Campbell's Soup container

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