Ancient
The crossword clue "Ancient" is answered by OLDEN, a 5-letter entry. Used 46 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OLDEN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLDEN answer page.
Used 46 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 12 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.
- HOARY (17 uses in xd)
- PRIMEVAL (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for OLDEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by OLDEN, most used first.
- Bygone - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Of yore - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Like days of yore - used 41 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.
- Ancient Mexican - AZTEC, used 78 times
- Ancient Greek region - IONIA, used 59 times
- Ancient Greek colony - IONIA, used 58 times
- Ancient artifact - RELIC, used 49 times
- Ancient marketplace - AGORA, used 49 times
- Ancient Greek marketplace - AGORA, used 45 times
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