Anagrams of: GALES

• staying power

• a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

• a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

• aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

• any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

• having wisdom that comes with age and experience

• of the grey-green color of sage leaves

• United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

• a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

• alliterative term for girl (or woman)

• how long something has existed

• an era of history having some distinctive feature

• a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

• a prolonged period of time

• a late time of life

• begin to seem older; get older

• grow old or older

• make older

• a colloid in a more solid form than a sol

• jellylike substance used in hair styling

• a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects

• become a gel

• apply a styling gel to

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss