String of periods Crossword Clue
3 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, July 6, 2005 · 11-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, July 6, 2005.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · July 6, 2005 · 11-Down · 3 letters
EON0 of 3 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Seemingly for-EH-ver
New York Times · Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 3 letters
- 1,000,000,000 years
New York Times · Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 3 letters
- Vast span
New York Times · Sunday, July 12, 2026 · 3 letters
- It's one for the history books
New York Times · Sunday, June 21, 2026 · 3 letters
- 1,000,000,000 years, in astronomy
New York Times · Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 3 letters
- It literally takes ages
New York Times · Monday, June 15, 2026 · 3 letters
- Forever and a day
New York Times · Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · 3 letters
- Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology"
New York Times · Monday, October 20, 2025 · 3 letters
- Proterozoic, for one
New York Times · Wednesday, August 6, 2025 · 3 letters
- Phanerozoic, for one
New York Times · Friday, July 11, 2025 · 3 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 5-Across Modern music holder
- 6-Down Pig ___ poke
- 7-Down Dividing membranes
- 8-Down Church bylaws
- 9-Across Next-to-last Italian queen
- 9-Down Blunders
- 10-Down Stupid and ill-mannered
- 12-Down Super Bowl winner more than 50% of the time: Abbr.
- 13-Down Hair color
- 14-Across Soften, as chocolate
- 15-Across Draft-board classification
- 16-Across Puts a top on