Crossword answer
ANCIENT
7 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 18 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2026
Letter pattern
ANCIENT
Clues that lead to ANCIENT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Fossilized, say7Wall Street JournalSep 30, 2026
Very old person’s nice tan misguided (7)7The GuardianAug 10, 2026
Antiquated7Evening StandardAug 8, 2026
Very, very old7Wall Street JournalJul 20, 2026
Old canine somehow beginning to talk7The IndependentJul 9, 2026
Prehistoric7Puzzle PageMay 29, 2026
Very old worker going round Channel Islands with directions7Daily ExpressMar 21, 2026
Can I mend the torn net? It is old7Evening StandardOct 17, 2025
Very old7The IndependentOct 17, 2024
Old7Evening StandardFeb 2, 2024
"Seven ___ Wonders," bestselling novel by Australian author Matthew Reilly7Daily ThemedJan 26, 2024
About ANCIENT in crosswords
ANCIENT is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 18 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Fossilized, say” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 30, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
BELUSHIWhom Rolling Stone called the "live" in SNL
INSTEADAs an alternative (7)
FATIGUEWeariness
IMPLODECollapse inward (7)
KEYROLENo small part
SOPRANOSoon dancing with rap singer (7)
NULLIFYWipe out impact of yen in full meltdown
PENGUINBird that can survive temperatures of -60 C°
ANGLIANGerman Christian not Conservative (7)
REROLLSExercises a Yahtzee option
SIMILES"Float like a butterfly" and "sting like a bee"
UPRIGHTErect (7)
HEAVEHOSailors' cry
ASPIRINCan help one's headache when pickled in Paris
Every appearance of ANCIENT (18)
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Sep 30, 2026
Fossilized, say · Wall Street Journal · 67 Across
Aug 10, 2026
Very old person’s nice tan misguided (7) · The Guardian · 19 Down
Aug 8, 2026
Antiquated · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 20, 2026
Very, very old · Wall Street Journal · 20 Across
Jul 9, 2026
Old canine somehow beginning to talk · The Independent · 4 Down
May 29, 2026
Prehistoric · Puzzle Page · 7 Across
Mar 21, 2026
Very old worker going round Channel Islands with directions · Daily Express · 11 Across
Oct 17, 2025
Can I mend the torn net? It is old · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Oct 17, 2024
Very old · The Independent · 19 Across
Aug 20, 2024
Very old · The Independent · 13 Down
Feb 2, 2024
Old · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jan 26, 2024
"Seven ___ Wonders," bestselling novel by Australian author Matthew Reilly · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Feb 7, 2023
Very old · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 15, 2021
Antiquated · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 9, 2021
Antiquated · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Oct 9, 2020
Can I mend the torn net? It is old · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 17, 2019
Very old · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jan 5, 2018
Old · Evening Standard · 9 Down