In the recent past
The crossword clue "In the recent past" is answered by LATELY, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LATELY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LATELY answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 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.
- YESTERYEAR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LATELY
Every other clue in this collection answered by LATELY, most used first.
- In recent days - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Not long ago - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- These days - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Nowadays - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Recently - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Most recent - LATEST, used 88 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
- Most recent - NEWEST, used 66 times
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