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adjective • earlier than the present time; no longer current noun • the time that has elapsed • a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) • a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past adverb • so as to pass a given point adjective satellite • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office | ||||||||
| 34% | 8 | An earlier period | ||||||
noun • past times remembered with nostalgia adverb • of the distant or comparatively distant past | ||||||||
| 33% | 3 | It sets earlier and earlier in the fall | ||||||
noun • the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system • the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system • the rays of the sun • first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians • a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc • any star around which a planetary system revolves verb • expose one's body to the sun • expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun | ||||||||
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| New York Times02 Nov 1993 | Across 46 | |
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