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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PRIOR which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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97%5Exact Match!
noun

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

adjective satellite

• earlier in time

96%4Exact Match!
adjective

• being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

• of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

• at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

adverb

• later than usual or than expected

• to an advanced time

• at an advanced age or stage

• in the recent past

adjective satellite

• after the expected or usual time; delayed

• of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

• having died recently

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

95%10Exact Match!
adjective

• preceding in time or order

noun

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

• a preceding occurrence or cause or event

• anything that precedes something similar in time

• the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

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Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Quick04 Mar 2022 Across 22
New York Times08 Oct 2021 Down 45
The Guardian Quick22 Nov 2019 Down 19
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