On in years
The crossword clue "On in years" is answered by OLD, a 3-letter entry. Used 52 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OLD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLD answer page.
Used 52 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 13 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.
- ELDERLY (7 uses in xd)
- OLO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OLD
Every other clue in this collection answered by OLD, most used first.
- Ancient - used 222 times, most recently in 2026
- Antiquated - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
- Vintage - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- Aged - used 72 times, most recently in 2025
- Antique - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Long in the tooth - used 71 times, most recently in 2025
- Former - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Outdated - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Out-of-date - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Dated - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Passé - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Stale - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Over the hill - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Antediluvian - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
- Timeworn - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Archaic - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Venerable - used 29 times, most recently in 2020
- No spring chicken - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoary - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Unoriginal - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Experienced. - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
- Hackneyed - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Not new - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Of long standing - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Outmoded - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Prehistoric - 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.
- A billion years - EON, used 178 times
- Get on in years - AGE, used 71 times
- Stretch of years - ERA, used 48 times
- "Four score and seven years ___ ... " - AGO, used 39 times
- One billion years - EON, used 39 times
- Many, many years - EON, used 38 times
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