In the recent past
The crossword clue "In the recent past" is answered by OFLATE, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OFLATE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OFLATE answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2001. 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.
- YESTERYEAR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OFLATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OFLATE, most used first.
- Recently - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- In recent days - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- In recent times - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
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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