Most ancient
The crossword clue "Most ancient" is answered by OLDEST, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OLDEST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLDEST answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 9 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.
- HOARIEST (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OLDEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by OLDEST, most used first.
- Firstborn - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Senior - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Most senior - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- First-born - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Most recent - LATEST, used 88 times
- Ancient ascetic - ESSENE, used 80 times
- Most rational - SANEST, used 69 times
- Most recent - NEWEST, used 66 times
- Ancient - AGEOLD, used 62 times
- Most pleasant - NICEST, used 60 times
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