Crossword answer

FOREBEAR

8 letters · Used for 4 different clues · 5 appearances · Last seen The Sun, August 17, 2025

Letter pattern

FOREBEAR

Starts with F, ends with R · 8 letters

Clues that lead to FOREBEAR

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ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen

Antecedent (8)8The SunAug 17, 2025 Boar free after battering ancestor (8)8The SunAug 17, 2025 Refrain from including an Eastern ancestor8Evening StandardJun 30, 2023 Refrain from including an Eastern predecessor8Evening StandardNov 11, 2022

About FOREBEAR in crosswords

FOREBEAR is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 5 times in our database across 4 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Antecedent (8)” in the The Sun crossword on August 17, 2025.

Other 8-letter answers

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Every appearance of FOREBEAR (5)

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Aug 17, 2025

Antecedent (8) · The Sun · 19 Across

Aug 17, 2025

Boar free after battering ancestor (8) · The Sun · 19 Across

Jun 30, 2023

Refrain from including an Eastern ancestor · Evening Standard · 9 Across

Nov 11, 2022

Refrain from including an Eastern predecessor · Evening Standard · 32 Down

Jul 20, 2018

Refrain from including an Eastern ancestor · Evening Standard · 9 Across