Thing of the past
The crossword clue "Thing of the past" is answered by RELIC, a 5-letter entry. Used 58 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RELIC
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RELIC answer page.
Used 58 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FOSSIL (2 uses in xd)
- HASBEEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RELIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by RELIC, most used first.
- Museum piece - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- Memento - used 60 times, most recently in 2018
- Archaeologist's find - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Ancient artifact - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Artifact - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Keepsake - used 33 times, most recently in 2018
- Piece of the past - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Dig find - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Piece of history - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Archaeological find - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Museum artifact - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
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- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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