| Contents of folders delivered earlier |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Jul 2025 |
| None left held back, with hesitation more advanced (5) |
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| More aged |
The Telegraph Plusword |
11 Jun 2025 |
| A few in school derided senior (5) |
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| One thing you can look forward to getting (5) |
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| More aged |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Less modern ingredient of petrol, derv, etc. (5) |
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| ___ and wiser |
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| Like a babysitter vis-a-vis the babysittee, often |
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| George Michael's third studio album, released in 1996 |
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| Kieran O'Donnell is junior minister for ___ people and housing. (5) |
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| More experienced director put in reconstituted role (5) |
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| Of greater age |
The Times Concise |
16 Apr 2025 |
| The senior is paroled. Free at last (5) |
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| Wiser partner |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Senior lord, perhaps, out East (5) |
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| In Praise of ___ Women, 1978 Tom Berenger film (5) |
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| More dated |
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| Errol, Derek and James were a bit longer in the tooth (5) |
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| Not as new |
Commuter |
22 Feb 2025 |
| Some cool, derogatory remarks about having greater age (5) |
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| Born earlier |
Commuter |
27 Jan 2025 |
| More mature |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Earlier part in Liverpool derby |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Born before: she is - than me |
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| No, 1 studio album by George Michael released in 1996 (5) |
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| "The __ I get, the better I used to be": John McEnroe |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Senior |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 Jan 2025 |
| More mature |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Even more mature file discovered (5) |
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| Your father is ___ than you (5) |
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| Renovate retreats surrounding lake, becoming more decrepit (5) |
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| Some petrol derivative that's been around longer (5) |
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| Senior (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Dec 2024 |
| More mature |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2024 |
| Wiser partner |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Nov 2024 |
| More mature |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Being more antique led to disruption in gold (5) |
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| Look up to the German senior (5) |
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| Not as young |
Premier Sunday |
27 Oct 2024 |
| More mature wine served up after ordinary's left |
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| Senior citizens are relatively so (5) |
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| Senior ancient monarch (5) |
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| More senior |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2024 |
| With lower temperature - 100 less - in advancing age (5) |
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| On in years |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Like tin cans, vis-a-vis can openers ... by almost 50 years! |
Universal |
03 Sep 2024 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
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| It takes time to get this (5) |
|
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| Penny playing role outside that's not as recent (5) |
|
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| Some petrol derivative we all live to get (5) |
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| 1996 George Michael album |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
24 Jul 2024 |
| More grey and less warm? Not initially (5) |
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| ___ and wiser |
|
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| Like big sibling |
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| Like big siblings |
Universal |
08 Jul 2024 |
| "The sun is the same in a relative way but you're___", from Pink Floyd's "Time" (5) |
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| Like the guests vis-a-vis the host on the podcast "Wiser Than Me" |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Not as recent |
Newsday |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Greater in years |
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| Wiser, they say |
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| More senior |
USA Today |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Like Gen X, vis-*-vis Gen Z |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Senior daughter in new role (5) |
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| What the Cockney will do to his new love if she is younger (5) |
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| ___ and wiser |
|
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| Ageing, getting ... |
|
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| More senior person with a trophy in the East End (5) |
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| It's a role for 500 of more advanced years (5) |
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| Like Taylor Swift's album "Lover" vis-a-vis "Midnights" |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Like your big brother or sister |
New York Times |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Of more advanced age |
|
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| Less green, maybe |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Earlier extract of petrol, derv, etc. (5) |
|
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| Like an adult compared to a kid |
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| Like millennials, vis-a-vis Gen Zers |
Universal |
06 Mar 2024 |
| More mature |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Like Ashley Olsen vis-a-vis Mary-Kate, by two minutes |
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| Of greater age |
Mirror Classic |
18 Feb 2024 |
| "Getting ___ is no problem. You just have to live long enough": Groucho Marx |
New York Times |
16 Feb 2024 |
| It isn't just the gardener who grows this (5) |
|
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| Relatively mature, or about to be led astray |
|
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| Earlier file force deleted |
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| Like Luke Hemsworth, vis-à-vis Chris Hemsworth |
New York Times Mini |
10 Feb 2024 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
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| More traditional thing for keeping papers fellow ignored (5) |
|
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| Not as young |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2024 |
| More senior |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Like parents, relative to their kids |
|
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| More aged |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Jan 2024 |
| More mature |
LA Times Daily |
26 Dec 2023 |
| Not as modern |
Commuter |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Less green, in a way |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2023 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
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| Like a big brother or sister |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2023 |
| More seasoned |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2023 |
| More aged |
Premier Sunday |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Senior |
The Times Concise |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Not as new |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2023 |
| More mature |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Like a big sister, age-wise |
|
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| Further on in years |
Universal |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Not as current |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2023 |
| No spring chicken? More daring to go topless |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Former |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Senior |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 May 2023 |
| Like big siblings |
Universal |
22 Mar 2023 |
| More mature |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Feb 2023 |
| Not as up-to-date |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Like 57-Across, vis-a-vis Jacob |
Universal |
30 Jan 2023 |
| More aged |
Family Time |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Longer in the tooth |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2023 |
| More ancient |
New York Times |
09 Jan 2023 |
| Like a big sibling |
Universal |
13 Dec 2022 |
| More mature |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2022 |
| What you always get on your birthday |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2022 |
| More outdated |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2022 |
| More mature |
The Times Concise |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Like Venus vis-à-vis Serena Williams |
New York Times |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Born earlier |
Universal |
18 Aug 2022 |
| More mature |
The Times Concise |
04 Aug 2022 |
| Like 'Avengers: Infinity War' vis-a-vis 'Avengers: Endgame' |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Wiser partner |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Senior |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2022 |
| More mature |
Thomas Joseph |
11 May 2022 |
| From an earlier time |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2022 |
| More senior |
Universal |
18 Mar 2022 |
| Like Barbara Bush, vis-Ã -vis Jenna |
LA Times Daily |
18 Feb 2022 |
| Like Barbara Bush, vis-à-vis Jenna |
The Washington Post |
18 Feb 2022 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
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| More mature |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Jan 2022 |
| ___ and wiser |
Universal |
29 Nov 2021 |
| Like Biden, vis-a-vis Harris |
Universal |
14 Oct 2021 |
| ___ and wiser |
Universal |
04 Oct 2021 |
| More senior |
The Times Concise |
16 Sep 2021 |
| ___ and wiser (of a greater age) |
|
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| Going further back |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2021 |
| Senior bowled Henry out regularly |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Aug 2021 |
| Not as recent |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2021 |
| More advanced in years |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Jul 2021 |
| 'We don't get ___, we just get riper': Picasso |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Not as naive, say |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2021 |
| Having been born earlier |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Wiser's companion |
Universal |
10 Jun 2021 |
| More experienced, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2021 |
| Senior |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Apr 2021 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| Of earlier vintage |
Universal |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Farther along |
Jonesin |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Losing head is more daring — and maybe more mature? |
|
|
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| Like millennials vis-a-vis Gen Z |
USA Today |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Proprietor in Bow further over the hill? |
|
|
| More mature |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Not as up-to-date |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2020 |
| More advanced in years |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 Oct 2020 |
| ___ and wiser |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2020 |
| From an earlier time |
Universal |
28 Sep 2020 |
| More daring to go topless in one's later years |
|
|
| Further on in years |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2020 |
| More outdated |
Universal |
02 Sep 2020 |
| More mature, perhaps |
Universal |
23 Jul 2020 |
| '___ Than America' |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2020 |
| Having been around longer |
USA Today |
16 Jun 2020 |
| More mature, agewise |
|
|
| Like a big sister |
Universal |
22 Mar 2020 |
| More aged |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Mar 2020 |
| Like birthday celebrants |
Jonesin |
17 Mar 2020 |
| More aged |
The Times Concise |
12 Mar 2020 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| Not as recent |
Newsday |
21 Oct 2019 |
| More mature |
Premier Sunday |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Born first |
Newsday |
17 Jul 2019 |
| Like a big brother |
USA Today |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Senior retired Liberal in fashion again |
|
|
| More mature |
The Washington Post |
09 Jun 2019 |
| More mature |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2019 |
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| Father compared to the son in terms of age |
|
|
| More mature |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Earlier part in Liverpool derby |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Ahead in age |
|
|
| Having seniority |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Feb 2019 |
| Not as current |
The Washington Post |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Not as current |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Not as current |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Having seniority |
|
|
| Like a big brother |
|
|
| More aged than |
|
|
| More mature |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Not as fresh |
Newsday |
28 Sep 2018 |
| More advanced in age, say |
|
|
| What you get, with time |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2018 |
| Living more years? |
Universal |
16 Jul 2018 |
| More mature |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Not so new |
Newsday |
28 May 2018 |
| Been around longer |
|
|
| Born before |
|
|
| Of greater age (O, not E) |
The Times Concise |
02 Mar 2018 |
| More antique |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2018 |
| Senior operatives Liberal Democrats employ revolt leaders |
|
|
| More 7-Down |
Universal |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Senior shows more daring sacrificing bishop |
|
|
| Living more years? |
|
|
| Like a big brother |
|
|
| More 7-Down |
|
|
| What you get, with time |
|
|
| More advanced in years |
Universal |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Smarter now, perhaps |
Newsday |
30 Nov 2017 |
| Further along in life |
USA Today |
06 Nov 2017 |
| What you grow as time passes |
|
|
| More aged |
Universal |
03 Oct 2017 |
| Senior |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Jul 2017 |
| More mature |
The Times Concise |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Born earlier |
Newsday |
01 May 2017 |
| Companion of wiser |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2017 |
| Less young |
Premier Sunday |
08 Jan 2017 |
| More advanced in years |
|
|
| Further along in life |
|
|
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| More aged |
|
|
| From an earlier time |
LA Times Daily |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Of earlier vintage |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2016 |
| More seasoned |
The Washington Post |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Like 10-Down vis-à-vis any other senator in history |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Not as fresh |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2016 |
| With more 'years young' |
Jonesin |
19 Jul 2016 |
| Partner of wiser |
Universal |
14 Jul 2016 |
| Of greater age |
The Times Concise |
30 Jun 2016 |
| Word at the bottom of a blog page |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2016 |
| and wiser |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Feb 2016 |
| Like 10-Down vis-à-vis any other senator in history |
|
|
| From an earlier time |
|
|
| Partner of wiser |
|
|
| Not as fresh |
|
|
| Longer in the tooth |
The Washington Post |
12 Nov 2015 |
| Less recent |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Nov 2015 |
| Grayer, perhaps |
Family Time |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Like some siblings |
Jonesin |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Like Venus, to Serena |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jul 2015 |
| Less fresh |
Newsday |
05 Jun 2015 |
| You today, compared to yesterday |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2015 |
| Not as young |
Premier Sunday |
12 Apr 2015 |
| Advanced in years (but wiser?) |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jan 2015 |
| Born earlier |
New York Times |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Wiser's partner |
|
|
| Like mentors, generally |
|
|
| Like Venus, to Serena |
|
|
| You today, compared to yesterday |
|
|
| Less fresh |
|
|
| Longer in the tooth |
|
|
| Wiser companion |
|
|
| Not as young |
|
|
| Not as up-to-date |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| More familiar, joke-wise |
|
|
| Not as new |
|
|
| Wiser's companion |
|
|
| Like the better sister (take that, Lindsay Lucido!) |
|
|
| Something you get on your birthday |
|
|
| Wiser companion |
|
|
| More senior |
|
|
| Senior |
|
|
| Born first |
|
|
| More mellow, as wine |
|
|
| Wiser partner |
|
|
| Like a big sister |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Been around longer |
|
|
| Not as trendy |
|
|
| Wiser, perhaps |
|
|
| Wiser partner? |
|
|
| Like Bart, vis- -vis Lisa |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| Senior |
|
|
| Like a big brother |
|
|
| More advanced? |
|
|
| Less likely to be carded, say |
|
|
| Like George W. vis-à-vis Jeb Bush |
|
|
| What Colbie Caillat gets, as time goes on? |
|
|
| Like mentors vis- -vis mentees, usually |
|
|
| Rocker hanging on to spotlight, usually |
|
|
| __ but wiser |
|
|
| What you'll be on your next birthday |
|
|
| __ but wiser |
|
|
| Like mentors vis-à-vis mentees, usually |
|
|
| What you'll be on your next birthday |
|
|
| Grayer, perhaps |
|
|
| Having gone around the block more |
|
|
| Having gone around the block more |
|
|
| More timeworn |
|
|
| Wiser partner |
|
|
| Wiser, maybe |
|
|
| Been around longer |
|
|
| Having more to remember |
|
|
| More antiquated |
|
|
| Something you get on your birthday? |
|
|
| What everybody's getting |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Not as fresh |
|
|
| Like Ashley, relative to Mary-Kate (by seconds) |
|
|
| Established earlier |
|
|
| Grayer, maybe |
|
|
| "The ___ I get, the better I was" |
|
|
| Not as trendy |
|
|
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| "Wait till you're ___" (parent's reply) |
|
|
| Like 16 vis-à-vis 15, agewise |
|
|
| Senior |
|
|
| With more mileage |
|
|
| What you get, with time |
|
|
| Like a big brother |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Closer to retirement |
|
|
| Having seniority |
|
|
| More senior |
|
|
| Like a big brother |
|
|
| More familiar, as a joke |
|
|
| More aged |
|
|
| Born earlier (than) |
|
|
| More experienced, maybe |
|
|
| More senior |
|
|
| Of earlier vintage |
|
|
| Like a big sister |
|
|
| Less fresh |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| Like some siblings |
|
|
| Been around longer |
|
|
| Wiser companion |
|
|
| More advanced |
|
|
| Not as new |
|
|
| Born first |
|
|
| Not so current |
|
|
| Wiser, maybe |
|
|
| Wiser partner |
|
|
| Not so current |
|
|
| More established, say |
|
|
| Wiser's partner |
|
|
| Not as young |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| More advanced, in a way |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| Senior |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| Like a big brother |
|
|
| What big brothers are |
|
|
| Born earlier |
|
|
| Going further back |
|
|
| More advanced? |
|
|
| Not as up-to-date |
|
|
| Not as up-to-date |
|
|
| More archaic |
|
|
| Of earlier vintage |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Wiser partner |
|
|
| Like big brothers, say |
|
|
| Closer to retirement |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Earlier |
|
|
| Longer in the tooth |
|
|
| Like Wilbur Wright, to Orville |
|
|
| More elderly |
|
|
| More seasoned |
|
|
| Wiser, maybe |
|
|
| Surpassing in years |
|
|
| More antiquated |
|
|
| ___ and wiser |
|
|
| Senior |
|
|
| More mature hopefully |
|
|
| Firstborn |
|
|
| Like Strom, vis-a-vis any other member of congress |
|
|
| Born before |
|
|
| Not as fresh |
|
|
| "When you get ___..." (parent's reply) |
|
|
| More mature |
|
|
| Not so new |
|
|
| Up in years |
|
|
| Wiser's partner |
|
|
| ___ but wiser |
|
|
| More seasoned |
|
|
| "_____ and wiser" |
|
|
| More timeworn |
|
|
| Not so new |
|
|
| More out-of-date |
|
|
| More advanced |
|
|
| Longer in the tooth |
|
|
| Wiser companion |
|
|
| Longer in the tooth |
|
|
| Grayer perhaps |
|
|
| Plus another birthday candle |
|
|
| Wiser companion |
|
|
| Born earlier (than) |
|
|
| On in years |
|
|
| Senior |
|
|
| More aged |
|
|
| Comparatively antique |
|
|
| Longer in the tooth |
|
|
| Wiser's companion |
|
|
| "Another year _____..." |
|
|
| Anterior |
|
|
| More antiquated |
|
|
| Born before |
|
|
| Further on in years |
|
|
| More ancient |
|
|
| More venerable |
|
|
| Not so fresh |
|
|
| Gramps, to Junior |
|
|
| Wiser partner |
|
|
| And wiser? |
|
|
| More experienced |
|
|
| "___ men declare war": H. Hoover |
|
|
| How everyone grows |
|
|
| Probably wiser |
|
|
| Less youthful |
|
|
| Senior to |
|
|
| Partner of wiser |
|
|
| See 81 Down |
|
|
| More timeworn |
|
|
| Riper |
|
|
| Dizzy, as to Daffy |
|
|
| More ripe |
|
|
| Less recent |
|
|
| Companion of "wiser.” |
|
|
| More experienced. |
|
|
| Senior. |
|
|
| More advanced. |
|
|
| More advanced |
|
|
| More experienced, say |
|
|
| Wiser, presumably |
|
|
| Less fresh. |
|
|
| More skilled. |
|
|
| Occasional companion of "wiser." |
|
|
| What we are all growing. |
|
|
| Dating further back. |
|
|
| Born earlier. |
|
|
| It's sometimes paired with "wiser." |
|
|
| Wiser. |
|
|
| More practiced. |
|
|
| Companion of wiser. |
|
|
| What everyone is getting. |
|
|
| Not so young. |
|
|
| Not so modern. |
|
|
| Concomitant of wiser? |
|
|
| Of longer standing. |
|
|
| More mature. |
|
|
| Like some jokes. |
|
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