From the beginning
The crossword clue "From the beginning" is answered by ANEW, a 4-letter entry. Used 114 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ANEW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANEW answer page.
Used 114 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- ABOVO (22 uses in xd)
- AFRESH (19 uses in xd)
- ABINITIO (8 uses in xd)
- DENOVO (7 uses in xd)
- ALLALONG (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANEW
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ANEW, most used first.
- From the top - used 355 times, most recently in 2026
- All over again - used 269 times, most recently in 2026
- Over again - used 247 times, most recently in 2026
- From square one - used 181 times, most recently in 2026
- Freshly - used 169 times, most recently in 2026
- From scratch - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Once again - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- From the start - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Back of the neck - NAPE, used 264 times
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