| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PRIOR | Earlier | |
| ELDER | Born earlier | |
| AHEADOF | Earlier than | |
| OLDER | Born earlier | |
| BEFORE | Earlier than | |
| ICEMAN | Earlier delivery man | |
| PREDECEASED | Died earlier than | |
| RATHER | Prior; earlier; former. | |
| PRETERTIARY | Earlier than Tertiary. | |
| FORMER | Earlier reform carried out | |
| AKNOW | Earlier form of Acknow. | |
| ERR | Show fallibility in earlier research | |
| AFORESAID | A force Ed mentioned earlier | |
| CATERPILLAR | Earlier version of Madama Butterfly? | |
| ANTIQUE | Object from an earlier period | |
| ANTEDATED | Assigned to an earlier date | |
| ERE | Air sounds poetic earlier in time | |
| EYEWEAR | Glasses manufactured from the yew, earlier | |
| PAST | An earlier period of someones life | |
| NEGATIVES | Taken by earlier types of camera | |
| REEVE | Earlier, sheriff was featured in free verse | |
| THROWBACK | Reversion to an earlier, more primitive type | |
| SECONDBEST | A moment earlier, Beatles ex-drummer was inferior alternative | |
| PRIORITIES | They take precedence when I am included in earlier draws | |
| ADVANCE | To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten. | |