| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| YORE | Time long past | |
| AGO | In time past, long ... | |
| YESTERDAY | Fig.: A recent time; time not long past. | |
| FORMER | Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past. | |
| MODERN | Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern days, ages,... | |
| ANCIENT | Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the t... | |
| OLD-TIMER | Long-time employee | |
| OLDTIMER | Long-time employee | |
| ERA | Time past | |
| AGES | Long time | |
| YONKS | Long time, informally | |
| DURE | Last long time | |
| EON | Long, long time | |
| FORMERLY | In time past | |
| YEARS | A long time | |
| RECENT | Not long past | |
| AGE | A long time. | |
| EONS | Extremely long time periods | |
| ERAS | Extremely long time periods | |
| CHRONIC | Lasting a long time | |
| AEON | Long period of time | |
| EYDIE | Last a long time | |
| OLDIE | Last a long time | |
| AFORETIME | In time past; formerly. | |
| ONCE | A time in the past | |