Later crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Later” are AFTER, BELOW or INFRA, with 5 letters. Below are 15 answers from 5 to 12 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

AFTER 5 letters · adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time “it didn't happen until afterward”

UPWARD 6 letters · adverb

to a later time “from childhood upward”

UPWARDS 7 letters · adverb

to a later time

ADVANCED 8 letters · adjective

farther along in physical or mental development “the child's skeletal age was classified as ‘advanced’”

AFTERWARD 9 letters · adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time “it didn't happen until afterward”

AFTERWARDS 10 letters · adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

PRERECORDED 11 letters · adjective

recorded at one time for transmission later

SUBSEQUENTLY 12 letters · adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time “he apologized subsequently”

Telling them apart

With 5 squares, AFTER, BELOW and INFRA all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → AFTER · B → BELOW · I → INFRA. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, ADVANCED, ULTERIOR and GERMINAL all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → ADVANCED · U → ULTERIOR · G → GERMINAL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “later” means

• adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time (“he's going to the store but he'll be back here later”)
• adverb: at some eventual time in the future (“I'll see you later”)
• adverb: comparative of the adverb ‘late’ (“he stayed later than you did”)
• adjective: coming at a subsequent time or stage

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as LATER, and words whose definition is LATER. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.