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Prior Possibly More Noble Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EARLIER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EARLIER

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199%7Exact Match!
231%3Prior to, to Prior
324%10 A female noble of noble birth

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "EARLIER" which means:

    adverb
  • • Earlier in time; previously
  • • Comparatives of `soon' or `early'
  • • Before now
  • adjective satellite
  • • (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
  • adjective
  • • At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
  • • Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
  • • Near the start or beginning.
  • • Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
  • • Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She finished her work earlier than expected."
  • • "The earlier versions of the software had many bugs."

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Clue Last Found In...

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The Guardian Cryptic04 May 2011 Across 24
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