| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LATELY | Not long ago | |
| RECENT | Not long ago | |
| RECENTLY | Not long ago | |
| BYGONE | Long-ago (age) | |
| EEYORE | Long-ago (age) | |
| OFOLD | Long ago | |
| FERN | Long ago. | |
| YESTERYEAR | Days of long ago | |
| LATE | Not long ago; lately. | |
| LANGSYNE | Long since; long ago. | |
| YORE | Old word for long ago | |
| NOW | Very lately; not long ago. | |
| PAST | Some weep, as time long ago | |
| ONCE | Long ago: — upon a time | |
| IRONAGE | Altered a region a long time ago | |