Formerly, formerly
The crossword clue "Formerly, formerly" is answered by ERST, a 4-letter entry. Used 240 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1933. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ERST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERST answer page.
Used 240 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1933. It appears in 24 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.
- WHILOM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERST
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ERST, most used first.
- Once, once - used 177 times, most recently in 2025
- Formerly, once - used 126 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.
- Formerly - ONCE, used 402 times
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