Anticipatory times
The crossword clue "Anticipatory times" is answered by EVES, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EVES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVES answer page.
Used 26 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 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.
- DAWNS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EVES
Every other clue in this collection answered by EVES, most used first.
- Nights before - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- Nights before holidays - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Days before holidays - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Holiday lead-ins - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- 12/24 and 12/31 - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Holiday preceders - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Prior nights - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- December 24 and 31 - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Pre-holiday nights - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Historic times - ERAS, used 186 times
- Important times - ERAS, used 100 times
- Length times width - AREA, used 86 times
- Historical times - ERAS, used 76 times
- Times. - ERAS, used 74 times
- Memorable times - ERAS, used 70 times
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