Preceding
The crossword clue "Preceding" is answered by BEFORE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BEFORE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEFORE answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 3 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- ANTERIOR (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEFORE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEFORE, most used first.
- Prior to - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Earlier - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Previously - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Sooner than - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Next to - BESIDE, used 73 times
- "Scram!" - BEATIT, used 66 times
- Scold - BERATE, used 59 times
- Whalebone - BALEEN, used 55 times
- Explosions - BLASTS, used 51 times
- Volcanic rock - BASALT, used 51 times
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