Clues for the word "ANCESTOR"
We've had 41 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 71 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on May 15, 2026.
Definition of ancestor
- n. - One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
- n. - An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
- n. - One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.
Referring Clues
- Forebear
- Genealogical discovery
- Progenitor
- One known for forbearance
- Great, great granddad, for one
- Great-grandfather, e.g.
- Victoria, to Prince William
- Forerunner
- Genealogist's concern
- Cromagnon, to us
- Cro-magnon, to us
- Family member from remote past
- Great-grandmother, e.g.
- Forefather
- One with descendants
- Relative
- Grandparent, e.g.
- An odd escort for an older person
- Old member of the family -no traces (anag)
- An odd escort for an older member of the family!
- Enactors (anag)
- Acorn set to become start of tree
- He planted a tree using these hollow acorns
- Forefather? No trace, unfortunately, around the south
- Doctor cares not for predecessor
- Father, a wise old Greek, catches cold
- One higher up the pop charts?
- Star once involved with old family member
- Escort an eccentric old relative
- Person in family tree can store nuts
- Foregoer
- Seth, to Noah
- 1 Down, to Noah
- Person discovered through 23andMe
- In the descent, he's ahead of you
- Someone you share a line with
- Great-grandmother, say
- 23andMe discovery
- Forefather, e.g.
- Your great-great-great-grandmother
- Old relation
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - May 15, 2026
- Daily Quick - March 19, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 06, 2026
- Mirror Daily - November 29, 2025
- Daily American - July 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 28, 2025
- LA Times - December 29, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - September 03, 2024
- Daily American - July 17, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 11, 2024
- Family Time - May 27, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 14, 2024
- Daily Quick - March 18, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 01, 2023
- Mirror Daily - August 26, 2023
- Daily American - July 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - January 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - December 28, 2022
- Mirror Daily - December 16, 2022
- Mirror Daily - November 28, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - September 30, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - September 03, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - August 18, 2022
- Daily American - July 17, 2022
- Mirror Quick - December 19, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - November 27, 2017
- Mirror Daily - October 29, 2017
- And in 41 more crossword puzzles...