Crossword answer

ANCESTRAL

9 letters · Used for 4 different clues · 4 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, April 19, 2026

Letter pattern

ANCESTRAL

Starts with A, ends with L · 9 letters

Clues that lead to ANCESTRAL

Most recent first

ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen

Family ran castle badly (9)9The GuardianApr 19, 2026 Rat cleans out family9The IndependentSep 22, 2025 First appearance of cuckoo in a nest - bird ousting one as of old9The IndependentMar 1, 2024 Of forebears9Evening StandardOct 27, 2023

About ANCESTRAL in crosswords

ANCESTRAL is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 4 times in our database across 4 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Family ran castle badly (9)” in the The Guardian crossword on April 19, 2026.

Other 9-letter answers

MACADAMIANut in Sausalito cookies (3x) MANGETOUT… and similarly in veg? (9) NANNYGOATBig Apple’s best ever on bread – and butter (5,4) LEMONDROPBoiled sweet CYBERSHOPBook in cypher so encrypted for etailer (9) GENEALOGYDescent as intolerance of spirit reported? (9) OVERACTEDWas a ham MANSCAPEDGot it all off his chest? NIGHTSOILThings struggling with fossil fuel waste THRESHOLDLimit (9) SNOOKEREDAwkwardly situated in a game, rooks need moving GREATOUSEHave to stop game in river ONSLAUGHTAssault (9) COMICCONSThe panels are hard to read ... people might say you don't read "real" books ... you might laugh too loud in public, etc.?

Every appearance of ANCESTRAL (4)

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Apr 19, 2026

Family ran castle badly (9) · The Guardian · 21 Across

Sep 22, 2025

Rat cleans out family · The Independent · 27 Across

Mar 1, 2024

First appearance of cuckoo in a nest - bird ousting one as of old · The Independent · 24 Across

Oct 27, 2023

Of forebears · Evening Standard · 25 Across