| Sooner than expected (5) |
|
|
| Aristocrat on eastern side of county is ahead of schedule (5) |
|
|
| Not late, but almost not beginning |
|
|
| At first light, say |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2024 |
| In good time; arrive before the appointed time (5) |
|
|
| In the wee hours |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2024 |
| More than punctual? |
|
|
| Premature layer? (5) |
|
|
| Like the bird that gets the worm |
|
|
| Berlant's comedy partner |
|
|
| ___ One Morning, traditional English folk song (5) |
|
|
| "___ bird catches the worm" |
|
|
| Before expected |
|
|
| (Of a plant) flowering before other varieties (5) |
|
|
| Miss the joke (5) |
|
|
| A potato could be an ___, a second ___ or a maincrop (5) |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
Commuter |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Ahead of schedule, before due time (5) |
|
|
| Before the stipulated time (5) |
|
|
| "___ Edition"; Kyle Chandler series |
|
|
| Premature |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Feb 2024 |
| In good time like nobleman? |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Premature |
Mirror Classic |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Before dawn |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Before due time |
|
|
| Before the deadline |
Commuter |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Relay perhaps in good time |
|
|
| "____ Edition" |
|
|
| Like a 4 am wakeup call |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
Mirror Tea Time |
19 Jan 2024 |
| In good time |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Premature |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Layer shifted in advance |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Like the bird that gets the worm |
|
|
| Relay arranged in good time (5) |
|
|
| See! A king enters too soon (5) |
|
|
| Peer? Why? All in good time! |
|
|
| Rufus Wainwright's "___ Morning Madness" |
|
|
| Ahead of deadline |
|
|
| In good time, but almost leaderless (5) |
|
|
| Layer ploughed up in good time (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Is it quite like an aristocrat to be in good time? (5) |
|
|
| In good time |
Puzzler Backwords |
17 Nov 2023 |
| Before the bell |
Universal |
16 Nov 2023 |
| Like the bird who gets the worm, in a saying |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2023 |
| Advance |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Before sunrise, say |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2023 |
| Primitive, almost unstarted |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Before time |
The Times Concise |
28 Sep 2023 |
| Before one usually wakes? |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Ahead of schedule |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Prematurely |
Premier Sunday |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Word with bird or retirement |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Too soon |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2023 |
| Like the bird that gets the worm |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
USA Today |
04 Jul 2023 |
| "___ bird catches the worm" |
|
|
| Too soon |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Not late or on time |
Family Time |
24 Apr 2023 |
| Advance, nearly losing knight |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Apr 2023 |
| "The ___ bird catches the worm" |
|
|
| "The ___ bird catches the worm." |
|
|
| Like a 5 a.m. wakeup call |
Universal |
09 Mar 2023 |
| Ahead of time |
The Guardian Speedy |
19 Feb 2023 |
| "... ___ to rise, makes a man..." |
|
|
| Too soon |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2023 |
| In good time |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Almost heading off too soon |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Nov 2022 |
| Ahead of schedule |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Academician raised in fenland city in distant past |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Sep 2022 |
| Ahead of schedule |
Universal |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Premature |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Aug 2022 |
| See 6 |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 Jul 2022 |
| ___ voting |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2022 |
| "The ___ bird catches the worm" |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
USA Today |
11 May 2022 |
| Before the deadline |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2022 |
| Before the deadline |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2022 |
| Before time |
The Times Concise |
14 Apr 2022 |
| Before the deadline |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Before the usual time |
The Times Concise |
12 Jan 2022 |
| "The ___ bird gets the worm" |
|
|
| "The ___ bird catches the worm." |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 Dec 2021 |
| Ancient, a little like an aristocrat? |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Nov 2021 |
| Ahead of time |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Before time |
The Guardian Quick |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Before the due date, say |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Ahead of schedule |
USA Today |
22 Sep 2021 |
| Not just punctual |
Universal |
13 Sep 2021 |
| With time to spare |
Universal |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Like an eager 'bird' |
The Washington Post |
20 May 2021 |
| Like an eager "bird" |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2021 |
| Before time |
The Times Concise |
11 May 2021 |
| Opposite of "late" |
|
|
| "The ___ bird catches the worm" |
|
|
| Almost doesn't start in good time |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Primitive |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Before time |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Apr 2021 |
| "The ___ bird gets the worm" |
|
|
| In good time |
The Guardian Speedy |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Before the usual time |
The Times Concise |
01 Mar 2021 |
| Primitive |
The Times Concise |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Too soon |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Feb 2021 |
| Premature |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Heading off very much in advance |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Jan 2021 |
| "___ Man," 2017 stop motion animated film in which Eddie Redmayne voiced a young caveman |
|
|
| Before dawn |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Dec 2020 |
| Ahead of schedule |
Universal |
26 Nov 2020 |
| Occurring once each May, say |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Ahead of the due date |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2020 |
| In good time, like a nobleman quite possibly? |
|
|
| At great cost, heading off in good time |
|
|
| In advance |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Ahead of time |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Sep 2020 |
| Leader leaves at great cost, ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Before the deadline |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2020 |
| Like an aristocrat, could one say, ahead of his time? |
|
|
| Before dawn |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2020 |
| Too soon, almost missing header |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
Irish Times Simplex |
04 Jul 2020 |
| Almost losing head, like some peers? |
|
|
| With time to spare |
USA Today |
26 May 2020 |
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| ___ bird deal (type of discount) |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
The Washington Post |
14 Apr 2020 |
| Ahead of schedule |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2020 |
| Before the due date |
Universal |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Before the deadline |
Universal |
05 Apr 2020 |
| How some people vote |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Primitive |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Feb 2020 |
| Ahead of time |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Like the bird that gets the worm |
Universal |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Not late but almost losing lead |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Premature |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Ahead of time |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Relay broadcast ahead of time |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Late's opposite |
|
|
| Almost failing to start ahead of schedule |
|
|
| With time to spare, a little like a nobleman? |
|
|
| Kind of bird or riser |
|
|
| Premature |
Newsday |
16 Jul 2019 |
| Layer shifted in advance |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jul 2019 |
| Preliminary |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2019 |
| Well in advance |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2019 |
| Well in advance |
The Washington Post |
10 Jun 2019 |
| ___ decision (admissions policy) |
Universal |
29 May 2019 |
| "The ___ bird catches the worm." |
|
|
| Beforehand |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Almost decapitated sooner than expected |
|
|
| Pre-50-Across |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2019 |
| Noble Yankee ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Feb 2019 |
| "The ___ bird catches the worm" |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2019 |
| Pre-50-Across |
|
|
| With time to spare |
|
|
| ___ decision (admissions policy) |
|
|
| Well in advance |
|
|
| Preliminary |
|
|
| Noble Yankee ahead of schedule |
|
|
| In good time like nobleman? |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Dec 2018 |
| How surprise party guests should arrive |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2018 |
| How surprise party guests should arrive |
The Washington Post |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Untimely, in a way |
The Washington Post Sunday |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Before it's needed |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2018 |
| Ahead of time |
The Times Concise |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Before time |
|
|
| Better than punctual |
Universal |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Pre-punctual? |
Universal |
18 Aug 2018 |
| Ahead of time, almost not having started |
|
|
| Probably am there ahead of schedule |
|
|
| At dawn, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
20 May 2018 |
| Nobleman unknown in advance |
|
|
| In good time |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Apr 2018 |
| Prior to opening |
Newsday |
15 Apr 2018 |
| Before the due date |
|
|
| Nobleman unknown in advance |
|
|
| Too soon |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2018 |
| U-turn from late |
Universal |
02 Feb 2018 |
| Better than punctual |
|
|
| Pre-punctual? |
|
|
| U-turn from late |
|
|
| How surprise party guests should arrive |
|
|
| Before the deadline |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn, say |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Lord with yen to be in good time |
|
|
| Like the worm-catcher, in a saying |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2017 |
| Opposite of late |
Family Time |
17 Sep 2017 |
| Before time |
|
|
| Before curfew |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2017 |
| Ancient |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Ahead of schedule |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2017 |
| Like the worm-catching bird |
USA Today |
26 May 2017 |
| Almost missing header at the start |
|
|
| Before the rest of the crowd arrives |
Universal |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Ahead of schedule |
Family Time |
03 Apr 2017 |
| Ahead of time |
Universal |
19 Mar 2017 |
| Like birds with worms, so it's said |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2017 |
| Like birds with worms, so it's said |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2017 |
| __ bird |
The Washington Post |
10 Mar 2017 |
| __ bird |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2017 |
| Before sunrise |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Premature, almost a non-starter |
|
|
| Organised relay in good time |
|
|
| Before the bell |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2017 |
| Like birds with worms, so it's said |
|
|
| Before curfew |
|
|
| __ bird |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn, say |
|
|
| Like the worm-catching bird |
|
|
| Like the worm-catcher, in a saying |
|
|
| Before the rest of the crowd arrives |
|
|
| Ancient |
|
|
| Post this for Christmas? |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Dec 2016 |
| A king arriving in fenland city ahead of time |
|
|
| Not quite heading off in good time |
|
|
| See about painter turning up ahead of time |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Nobleman years ahead of his time |
|
|
| In advance |
Jonesin |
27 Sep 2016 |
| Unexpected, in a way |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2016 |
| __ warning |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2016 |
| Too soon |
The Washington Post |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Before the scheduled start |
The Washington Post |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Nobleman gets to journey's end ahead of schedule |
Irish Times Crosaire |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Way back |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2016 |
| First? Almost not the first |
|
|
| Like bird enjoying breakfast in the garden, not quite topless |
|
|
| Premature |
The Washington Post |
14 Mar 2016 |
| Ahead of time |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Feb 2016 |
| In good time with nobleman at the end of the day |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Feb 2016 |
| Before the due date |
|
|
| Before the deadline |
|
|
| __ warning |
|
|
| Unexpected, in a way |
|
|
| Before the crowd |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Nobleman by end of party having good time |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Dec 2015 |
| Untimely |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Dec 2015 |
| Way before deadline |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Oct 2015 |
| Like some retirements |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2015 |
| In the wee hours |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Not late or on time |
Family Time |
31 Aug 2015 |
| With time to spare |
LA Times Daily |
24 Aug 2015 |
| Ahead of time |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2015 |
| Wee, as hours |
Universal |
25 Jun 2015 |
| Not just prompt |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2015 |
| Forward almost missing header |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Mar 2015 |
| Helped by the jet stream, as a flight |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2015 |
| Before the due date |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2015 |
| With time to spare |
|
|
| Premature |
|
|
| Sublime lyric "___ in the morning, risin' to the street" |
|
|
| In the wee hours |
|
|
| Primitive |
|
|
| Before the due date |
|
|
| Wee, as hours |
|
|
| Like periods that shorten pregnancy scares |
|
|
| Primitive |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| Before the crowd |
|
|
| Helped by the jet stream, as a flight |
|
|
| Like some retirements |
|
|
| Premature |
|
|
| Like St Peter's gates, not opening prematurely? |
|
|
| Once in twelve months youth leader leaves before time |
|
|
| Prematurely old |
|
|
| With time to spare, like an aristocrat? |
|
|
| Before the deadline |
|
|
| Too soon |
|
|
| Before dawn |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Avoiding the rush, say |
|
|
| Premature |
|
|
| Not to term |
|
|
| Late's opposite |
|
|
| Near-future |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Wee, as hours |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| With time to spare |
|
|
| In advance |
|
|
| Before the bell |
|
|
| More than punctual |
|
|
| 11:00 A.M., for many college students |
|
|
| Predawn |
|
|
| What the fashionably late never are |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Son Volt "Too ___" |
|
|
| In the wee hours |
|
|
| "... and ___ to rise..." |
|
|
| ". . . and ___ to rise" |
|
|
| What the fashionably late never are |
|
|
| In the wee hours |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| More than prompt |
|
|
| With 1-Down, good thing to have for a tornado |
|
|
| Before sunup |
|
|
| Before the crack of dawn |
|
|
| Before it's needed |
|
|
| Before dawn, say |
|
|
| Rush "Distant ___ Warning" |
|
|
| In time for the worm? |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| At first light |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| When an eager date arrives |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn |
|
|
| Predawn |
|
|
| Before the bell |
|
|
| In advance |
|
|
| Pioneering |
|
|
| Before the scheduled time |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| In advance |
|
|
| Predawn |
|
|
| "... and ___ to rise ..." |
|
|
| In advance |
|
|
| Like the proverbial worm catcher |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| Too quickly |
|
|
| In advance |
|
|
| Before the bell |
|
|
| Before sunrise |
|
|
| Determined to get a good seat, maybe |
|
|
| At cock's crow |
|
|
| Too soon |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn, say |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Kind of riser |
|
|
| Like 5:00 or 6:00 a.m., say |
|
|
| Ahead of one's time |
|
|
| Hoping to avoid the rush, perhaps |
|
|
| With time to spare |
|
|
| More than punctual |
|
|
| Before the due date |
|
|
| Like an eager date, say |
|
|
| Like the worm-catcher? |
|
|
| See 51-Across |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn |
|
|
| How go-getters get up |
|
|
| Likely to wait, probably |
|
|
| Bird type |
|
|
| Likely to wait, probably |
|
|
| Premature |
|
|
| Bird type |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Before sunup |
|
|
| Like Neanderthal man |
|
|
| 300-win Wynn |
|
|
| Like the bird with the worm |
|
|
| Like some retirements |
|
|
| Premature |
|
|
| __ bird |
|
|
| Old-time |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Like some risers |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Old-time |
|
|
| Like an eager date, say |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Primitive |
|
|
| Like Cro-Magnon man, to us |
|
|
| Too soon |
|
|
| With time to spare |
|
|
| 300-win Wynn |
|
|
| Primitive |
|
|
| When Katie Couric wakes up |
|
|
| Like an eager guest |
|
|
| Loser to Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley |
|
|
| Toward the beginning |
|
|
| Way before the bell |
|
|
| Prehistoric |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Before the start |
|
|
| Ahead of time |
|
|
| Five in the morning, say |
|
|
| Like some retirement |
|
|
| Like a preemie |
|
|
| Like some retirements |
|
|
| Like an eager date, say |
|
|
| Like an eager date, say |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn |
|
|
| Ahead of schedule |
|
|
| Premature |
|
|
| Before the bell |
|
|
| Like some birds? |
|
|
| The ___ bird gets the worm |
|
|
| Before the crack of dawn |
|
|
| At daybreak |
|
|
| At daybreak |
|
|
| 6 a.m., for many |
|
|
| Not at the last second |
|
|
| Dawn description |
|
|
| Before dawn |
|
|
| Like an eager guest, maybe |
|
|
| Before dawn, perhaps |
|
|
| Jumping the gun |
|
|
| Like the bird that catches the worm |
|
|
| More than punctual |
|
|
| ___ bird special |
|
|
| At the crack of dawn |
|
|
| ___ bird |
|
|
| More than punctual |
|
|
| "... and _____ to rise ..." |
|
|
| Ancient, a little like an aristocrat? |
|
|
| Like Franklin's bedtime |
|
|
| At dawn |
|
|
| Old |
|
|
| Before curfew |
|
|
| Kind of bird or riser |
|
|
| Wee, as hours |
|
|
| Of a long-ago era |
|
|
| Before its time |
|
|
| Like an eager guest, maybe |
|
|
| ____ bird |
|
|
| ____ bird special |
|
|
| Way before the bell |
|
|
| "___to bed..." |
|
|
| Primitive |
|
|
| Before the due date |
|
|
| Baseball's Wynn |
|
|
| Betimes |
|
|
| ____ Bird Special |
|
|
| ___ Bird Special |
|
|
| Kind of bird |
|
|
| At cock's crow |
|
|
| Beforehand |
|
|
| Baseball's Wynn |
|
|
| In the wee hours |
|
|
| Beforehand |
|
|
| Civil War general, loser at Waynesboro |
|
|
| Confederate general Jubal |
|
|
| Confederate general |
|
|
| Jubal ___ of the C.S.A. |
|
|
| Hall of Fame pitcher ___ Wynn |
|
|
| "___ to bed . . . " |
|
|
| ___ bird |
|
|
| Another Lee follower |
|
|
| C.S.A. commander |
|
|
| Jubal Anderson ___ |
|
|
| Kind of bird or show |
|
|
| Part of D.E.W. |
|
|
| Type of bird |
|
|
| Worm-eating bird |
|
|
| Worm-catching bird |
|
|
| In good time |
|
|
| Certain bird |
|
|
| Steve of F.D.R. staff |
|
|
| "The good die ___ . . . " |
|
|
| Betimes. |
|
|
| Partner of bright. |
|
|
| Gen. Jubal |
|
|
| Primitive. |
|
|
| Bird of a sort. |
|
|
| Companion of bright. |
|
|
| Soon. |
|
|
| In remote times. |
|
|
| In the near future. |
|
|
| In ancient times. |
|
|
| In good season. |
|
|
| General Jubal. |
|
|
| Confederate general. |
|
|
| Ahead of time. |
|
|
| Ancient. |
|
|
| General under 41 Down. |
|
|
| Pitcher Wynn. |
|
|
| Confederate general Jubal. |
|
|
| Wynn of the Indians. |
|
|
| 5 A. M. |
|
|
| F. D. R.'s press secretary. |
|
|
| F. D. R. aide or Confederate general. |
|
|
| Hurler Wynn, of the Indians. |
|
|
| In good time. |
|
|
| Far back in time. |
|
|
| American journalist, secretary to F. D. R. |
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| Former White House press secretary. |
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| Under-Secretary of Defense, was secretary of FDR. |
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| White House secretary. |
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| President Roosevelt's secretary. |
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| F. D. R.'s secretary. |
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| Before the sun is out |
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| Like leaks |
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