CD player ancestor
The crossword clue "CD player ancestor" is answered by HIFI, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HIFI
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HIFI answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 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.
- VICTROLA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HIFI
Every other clue in this collection answered by HIFI, most used first.
- LP player - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Platter player - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Stereo system - used 16 times, most recently in 2018
- Record player - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
- Old 45 player - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Sound system - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Stereo setup - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Sound system of yesteryear - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
- Old record player - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Old platter player - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- '50s audiophile's purchase - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
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.
- Three-player card game - SKAT, used 43 times
- Digital music player - IPOD, used 35 times
- Georgetown player - HOYA, used 33 times
- Montreal player - EXPO, used 22 times
- Apple's music player - IPOD, used 21 times
- Apple MP3 player - IPOD, used 20 times
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