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Antecedent Crossword Clue

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noun

• the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

adjective satellite

• earlier in time

90%8 A person from whom one is descended
noun

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

90%6 No longer in office
adjective

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

noun

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two

adjective satellite

• belonging to some prior time

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• belonging to the distant past

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New York Times02 Oct 1977 Across 27
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