Ante-
The crossword clue "Ante-" is answered by PRE, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PRE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRE answer page.
Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 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.
- PAYIN (3 uses in xd)
- PAYUP (3 uses in xd)
- STAKE (3 uses in xd)
- BELLUM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PRE, most used first.
- Opposite of post- - used 243 times, most recently in 2026
- Before: Prefix. - used 87 times, most recently in 2020
- Season opener? - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Post- opposite - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Not post- - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Historic beginning? - used 27 times, most recently in 2019
- ___-K (school for tots) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Post's opposite - used 21 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.
- Buddy - PAL, used 559 times
- Chum - PAL, used 453 times
- According to - PER, used 398 times
- For each - PER, used 391 times
- School org. - PTA, used 293 times
- Expert - PRO, used 288 times
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