Alger's "before"
The crossword clue "Alger's "before"" is answered by RAGS, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RAGS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAGS answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RAGS
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAGS, most used first.
- Cleaning cloths - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Tatters - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ to riches - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Dustcloths - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- From ___ to riches - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Tattered attire - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Dipstick wipers - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Name for a shaggy dog. - used 13 times, most recently in 1967
- Car wash supply - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Tattered clothing - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Tattered cloths - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Riches' opposite - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Pre-riches state - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Tattered threads - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Car wash supplies - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Hobo attire - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Lively piano tunes - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Pauper's wear - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- "___ the night before Christmas ..." - TWAS, used 151 times
- Before long - SOON, used 120 times
- Nights before - EVES, used 119 times
- "___ the night before ..." - TWAS, used 100 times
- Nights before holidays - EVES, used 81 times
- Book before Nehemiah - EZRA, used 69 times
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