Crossword answer
ANCESTRAL
9 letters · Used for 4 different clues · 4 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, April 19, 2026
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ANCESTRAL
Clues that lead to ANCESTRAL
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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
SPITITOUTCurrent advice in recession, sell? Don't be dumb
ABOUNDINGSkip wearing silver trousers all over the place
TOPBANANAAct given star billing, for best performance by a theatrical dog
CLOUDNINEUni cloned bats in happy place (5,4)
GODDESSESFrigg and Freyja, e.g.
LIKEASHOTQuickly heart someone's Instagram post
EMULATORSPrograms for playing retro video games, often
SOAPOPERAPotentially never-ending series then, each set of years
POINTLESSAnti-matter?
SLIPSAWAYLeaves unobtrusively
WRISTBANDWearable form of admission
TURNIPTOPGreens convert Pip to cycling
CONUNDRUMRiddle
NOSEBLEEDSee blonde dancing, getting minor injury (9)
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