From the top

The answer to “From the top” in the The Washington Post crossword is ANEW — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 6, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 62-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“From the top” answer

ANEW (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ANEW.

What does ANEW mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ANEW is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “From the top” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

October 6, 2026 (most recent) → ANEW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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