Earlier Crossword Clue

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Earlier Crossword Answer

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AGO

(3 letters)

PRIOR

(5 letters)

BEFORE

(6 letters)

SOONER

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adverb)
1. on one occasion
2. at a previous time

Hint 2: Clue Definition

EARLIER (adverb)
1. comparatives of `soon’ or `early’
2. earlier in time; previously
EARLIER (adjective)
1. (comparative and superlative of `early’) more early than; most early

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

AGO
(3 letters)
PRIOR
(5 letters)
BEFORE
(6 letters)
SOONER
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Seattle Times New Crossword (7/26/2026) Answers

Across

1. Difficult task

5. Band instrument

9. Snoop

12. Loaned

13. Dry creek bed

15. Draw

16. Lion's den

17. Lumberman

18. Motel

19. Skill

21. Parcel out

23. Grand Coulee, e.g.

24. Italian cheese

26. Long-faced

29. Violin's kin

30. Itinerary

31. Eat rapidly

33. Prune

36. "It ____ Me Babe"

37. Cereal type

38. Fuel from coal

39. Head movement

40. Cordial

43. Grimm meanie

44. Thrifty one

45. Toughen

47. Small stream

50. Personal quirk

51. Jacob of "Red"

52. Framework

57. Henley or Ho

58. Tidy

61. Roster

62. Veldt antelope

63. Silvery

64. Excursion

65. Storm center

66. Default result

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Down

1. Earthen vessel

2. Lowest tide

3. Single part

4. Harsh-sounding

5. Marched

6. Prompt

7. Wet area

8. Pirate's "yes"

9. Leg extension

10. Grape type

11. Busybody

13. Homecoming honorees

14. Prophet

20. Beret's kin

22. Card game

24. Cow catcher

25. Unwell

26. Extent

27. Potpourri

28. Earth

29. Rocker, e.g.

32. Group of nine

33. Opera box

34. Soup veggie

35. Banana skin

38. Orchestral piece

40. Lead ore

41. Special night

42. Potential

44. Light source

46. Diddly

47. Mountain feature

48. Sarcasm

49. Place

52. Walk

53. Bingo's kin

54. Tattered

55. Of hearing

56. Neck section

59. Bungle

60. Era

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