Conservative opening

The answer

NEO

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEO answer page.

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. 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.

• ULTRA (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for NEO

Every other clue in this collection answered by NEO, most used first.

• "The Matrix" hero - used 253 times, most recently in 2026
• Opposite of paleo- - used 207 times, most recently in 2026
• Recent: Prefix - used 120 times, most recently in 2024
• Prefix with natal - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
• New beginning? - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Modernist - used 81 times, most recently in 2021
• Prefix meaning "new" - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Keanu's role in "The Matrix" - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with classical - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• "New" prefix - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Matrix" role - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Modern: Prefix - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Matrix" protagonist - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Ultramodernist - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Role for Keanu - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Keanu in "The Matrix" - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix meaning "recent" - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with con - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
• Classical beginning - used 29 times, most recently in 2020
• Paleo- opposite - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with conservative - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Recent: Comb. form. - used 29 times, most recently in 1988
• "The Matrix" character - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with liberal - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Ultra-modernist - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Avant-gardist - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• Fresh start? - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix meaning "modern" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Classical prefix - used 21 times, most recently in 2021
• Keanu's "The Matrix" role - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix for classical - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Modern: pref. - used 19 times, most recently in 2015
• Classic opener? - used 18 times, most recently in 2013
• Classic start - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• New: Comb. form. - used 17 times, most recently in 1996
• Prefix for natal - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Natal lead-in - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Recent: Pref. - used 16 times, most recently in 2014
• Prefix with natal or classical - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Classic beginning - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
• Hero of "The Matrix" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with classic - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix with -lithic - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix with "phyte" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix with realism - used 14 times, most recently in 2016
• Classical opening? - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Fresh: Prefix - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Keanu's role in the "Matrix" films - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• "The One" in "The Matrix" - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• "Chosen one" played by Keanu - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Classic prefix - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Classical start - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Conservative leader - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Conservative start - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Revival prefix - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Classical lead-in - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Latest: Prefix. - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• New start? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• It means "recent" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix with colonialism - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Prefix with liberal or conservative - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Matrix" role for Keanu - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Con opener? - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Conservative beginning - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Modernist's prefix - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Prefix that means "new" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix with colonial - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Prefix with cortex - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Liberal leader? - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• "The Matrix" lead role - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Three-time role for Keanu - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• ___-Darwinism - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Keanu Reeves role - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "The one" played by Keanu - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Classical starter - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• "Conservative" lead-in - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Keanu's character in "The Matrix" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Keanu's "Matrix" role - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Modern opening - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Prefix with liberalism - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix with "natal" or "conservative" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Matrix" moniker - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Ultramodern - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Ultramodern (Pref.) - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Word form for "recent" - used 6 times, most recently in 2005

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