| Earlier |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2025 |
| "Sorry, I have a ___ commitment" |
New York Times Mini |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Margie in The Last Anniversary (5,5) |
|
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| Previous (5) |
Mirror Classic |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Does being earlier make him superior? (5) |
|
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| Coming before |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2025 |
| Previous |
New York Times Mini |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Earlier in time |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2025 |
| Former |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Previous man of God (5) |
|
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| Earlier |
Newsday |
20 May 2025 |
| Earlier |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2025 |
| Earlier leader of religious community |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
01 May 2025 |
| Deputy head of a monastery |
Mirror Tea Time |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Chief monk's previous conviction? (5) |
|
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| Religiously, he's comparatively early (5) |
|
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| Coming before head of house |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Head of a house of friars (5) |
|
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| Superior officer of a religious house (5) |
|
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| Before: this was - to his departure, eg |
|
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| Cleric sharing a house with a Yankee (5) |
|
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| Earlier |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Feb 2025 |
| Earlier |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Chief monk (5) |
Puzzler |
09 Feb 2025 |
| Previous conviction. on a rap sheet |
|
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| ___ to (before) |
|
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| Previous member of the abbey |
|
|
| Former |
Mirror Quick |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Previous cleric |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Deputy head of a monastery |
Mirror Tea Time |
17 Jan 2025 |
| He's good, being earlier (5) |
|
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| Previous |
Mirror Classic |
27 Dec 2024 |
| Previous head of religious house |
|
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| Foregoing |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Monastery boss in Capri ordains |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Deputy head of a monastery |
Mirror Tea Time |
17 Dec 2024 |
| Previous month, uncovered gold |
The Times Cryptic |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Earlier |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Previous monastic leader (5) |
|
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| Ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders (5) |
|
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| Previously a member of the church |
|
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| ... before deputy head of monastery (5) |
|
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| Earlier church leader (5) |
|
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| Earlier one in order |
|
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| Good man, formerly capital in public relations |
|
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| Previous head of religious establishment (5) |
|
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| Elder brother? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Nov 2024 |
| Earlier,...to |
|
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| Previous, earlier |
|
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| There's a name for an ecclesiastic in a previous sense (5) |
|
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| Previous; friars' head (5) |
|
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| Former England wicketkeeper who's seen at the top of the order (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Monastic leader |
LA Times Mini |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Religious figure of former times |
|
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| A good man, earlier (5) |
|
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| Spencer ..... , 1993-96 Norwich and 1996-98 Leicester defender (5) |
|
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| Earlier, a holy man (5) |
|
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| Earlier head of religious community (5) |
|
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| The previous deputy head of the monastery (5) |
|
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| Previously found in an abbey |
|
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| Earlier |
Commuter |
07 Oct 2024 |
| Previously found in order |
|
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| Don't sue the superior, he's the abbot's sidekick! (5) |
|
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| Earlier person of an intrusive nature, we're told (5) |
|
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| He was the previous monk? |
|
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| Abbot's deputy at an earlier time (5) |
|
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| Monastery figure below an abbot |
|
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| Abbot's deputy |
|
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| Previous head of the convent |
|
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| Not yet an abbot, he's beforehand (5) |
|
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| Being a good man, he's earlier (5) |
|
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| Conservative politician, Secretary of State for Employment 1979-81 |
|
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| Previous member of an order (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Head of house, one sounding inquisitive |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Clergyman |
Mirror Quick |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Previous cleric (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Coming before the deputy head perhaps (5) |
|
|
| EarlierMonk |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Earlier; religious figure |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Aug 2024 |
| Previous |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Earlier |
Mirror Quick |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Previous clergyman |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Coming before a religious leader (5) |
|
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| Marina -, musical theatre star (5) |
|
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| The previous one is superior (5) |
|
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| Former churchman? |
|
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| He sounds nosey, one in order? (5) |
|
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| Previous (to) |
The Times Concise |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Foregoing |
The Times Sunday Concise |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Officer next under abbot (5) |
|
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| Previous man of the church, subordinate to abbot (5) |
|
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| Coming before a superior |
|
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| Previous... inhabitant once of e.g. Rievaulx Abbey (5) |
|
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| Good man always in advance (5) |
|
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| Previously the Father of the House? (5) |
|
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| Previous(5) |
|
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| ___ to (before this) |
|
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| Previously planned |
|
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| Earlier |
USA Today |
31 May 2024 |
| In earlier times, a good man (5) |
|
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| Earlier monastic officer (5) |
|
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| Earlier head of religious house |
|
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| Past conviction |
|
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| Beforehand: - to |
|
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| Earlier than the top monk (5) |
|
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| Religious leader I brought in for opening of rectory (5) |
|
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| Former monk (5) |
|
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| Previous conviction for American religious leader (5) |
|
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| Earlier religious leader (5) |
|
|
| Previous |
Mirror Classic |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Former religious leader (5) |
|
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| Spencer ..... , 1993-96 Norwich, 1996-98 Leicester, 1998-2000 Derby and 2001-04 Cardiff defender (5) |
|
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| Sounded like a nosy person, one in order (5) |
|
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| A good man always coming first (5) |
|
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| Antecedent |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Previous or former (5) |
|
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| Former |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2024 |
| Former abbot's deputy |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
06 Mar 2024 |
| A previous resident of the abbey? |
|
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| Late - or earlier |
|
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| One with power over men following religious instruction (5) |
|
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| Deputy head of a monastery |
Mirror Tea Time |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Previous |
Commuter |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Monastery leader |
Commuter |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Former to that |
|
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| Without ___ notice (without warning) |
|
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| Former, previous, superior |
|
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| Previous, preceding (5) |
|
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| Earlier he could have deputised for the abbot (5) |
|
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| ___ to (before) |
|
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| A previous monk? |
|
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| Previous |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2024 |
| Earlier |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Previous abbot's deputy (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Matthew ---, English poet and diplomat buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey in 1721 (5) |
|
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| Earlier |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2023 |
| Earlier monastery, incomplete |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Dec 2023 |
| Earlier monastery, incomplete (5) |
|
|
| Previous |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Aforementioned |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Earlier churchman (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
04 Nov 2023 |
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Antecedent |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2023 |
| Pair consuming port earlier |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Like some knowledge and commitments |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Antecedent |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2023 |
| Monastery head |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Jun 2023 |
| Already arranged April work, requiring no outsiders |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 May 2023 |
| Poet in monastery needing year off |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Earlier |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Apr 2023 |
| In the past |
LA Times Daily |
19 Mar 2023 |
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Earlier in time |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2023 |
| Antecedent |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jan 2023 |
| Before, with "to" |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jan 2023 |
| Earlier |
Universal |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Earlier |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Dec 2022 |
| Aforementioned |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Preceding |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Dec 2022 |
| Previous |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2022 |
| Before now |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Foregoing |
The Times Concise |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Abbot’s deputy with previous conviction |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Earlier |
The Times Concise |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Former |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jul 2022 |
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Earlier |
The Washington Post |
01 May 2022 |
| Earlier |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2022 |
| Preceding |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Apr 2022 |
| Senior canon Louis maybe backed to attend prince |
|
|
| Earlier |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2022 |
| Previous |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Mar 2022 |
| Was he just a monk before? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
14 Feb 2022 |
| Was he just a monk before? |
|
|
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Former |
Universal |
08 Feb 2022 |
| Former prince covering up endless debauchery |
|
|
| Previous head of religious community |
|
|
| Former community superior |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Oct 2021 |
| Middle of April or earlier |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Oct 2021 |
| Former top scorer finishes with ten runs |
|
|
| Previous |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2021 |
| Earlier |
Universal |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Like some obligations |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Foregoing |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Earlier |
The Times Concise |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Without ___ notice |
|
|
| 'I have a ___ commitment' |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Previous |
USA Today |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Something that might lengthen a sentence? |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Religious head |
The Times Concise |
08 Jun 2021 |
| Former chief of community |
|
|
| Opposite of subsequent |
Universal |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Antecedent |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Mar 2021 |
| Previous leader in monastery |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Mar 2021 |
| Foregoing |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Mar 2021 |
| More important brother |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Antecedent (to) |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Previous religious head |
|
|
| Before today |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Former church official |
|
|
| Monastery not completed earlier |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Dec 2020 |
| Previous |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Earlier |
Universal |
13 Nov 2020 |
| Abbot's subordinate |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2020 |
| Preceding |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Earlier leader in monastery |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Nov 2020 |
| Earlier |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Oct 2020 |
| Earlier arrest |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Oct 2020 |
| Religious person asking personal questions on the phone |
|
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| Top monk, nosey parker reportedly |
|
|
| Earlier church official |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Sep 2020 |
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Monastery boss in Capri ordained |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Aug 2020 |
| Previous incumbent at the abbey |
|
|
| Top monk, nosey parker reportedly |
|
|
| Before now |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Record component |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2020 |
| Earlier advertising about Olympic venue |
|
|
| Earlier in time |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2020 |
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Monastery boss in Capri ordains |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Feb 2020 |
| Earlier offense |
The Washington Post |
10 Feb 2020 |
| Earlier offense |
LA Times Daily |
10 Feb 2020 |
| Before, with "to" |
|
|
| More pressing senior monk |
|
|
| Former busybody on the telephone |
|
|
| The head of The House or The Abbey briefly |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Nov 2019 |
| Inquisitive-sounding monk |
|
|
| Previous arrest, on a rap sheet |
|
|
| Former |
The Washington Post |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Former |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Previous |
The Times Concise |
06 Aug 2019 |
| Earlier |
The Times Concise |
22 Jul 2019 |
| Earlier |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Rap sheet listing |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Mar 2019 |
| Coming before, with "to" |
|
|
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Earlier |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Feb 2019 |
| Turns up, Ireland has a gent with no heart in charge of The House |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Jan 2019 |
| Abbot's underling |
|
|
| Rap sheet listing |
|
|
| Former |
|
|
| Previous priest admitting endless unrestrained revelry |
|
|
| Former investigator, we hear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Sep 2018 |
| He ran 18 earlier |
|
|
| Rap sheet detail |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Earlier religious house, incomplete |
|
|
| Previous |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Principal in order, one interfering it's said |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 May 2018 |
| Earlier religious building, incomplete |
|
|
| Type of knowledge |
Universal |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Rap sheet detail |
|
|
| Type of knowledge |
|
|
| Leader of House, one asking too much of Speaker |
|
|
| An abbot’s deputy |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
17 Sep 2017 |
| Rap-sheet blemish |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2017 |
| Former port in Puerto Rico |
|
|
| Earlier offense |
Jonesin |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Top monk extremely popular around S American port |
|
|
| Antecedent |
Newsday |
05 May 2017 |
| Previous |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Apr 2017 |
| Previous arrest, on a rap sheet |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2017 |
| Former nosy parker, we hear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Preceding in time |
Universal |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Rap-sheet blemish |
|
|
| Earlier offense |
|
|
| Previous arrest, on a rap sheet |
|
|
| Like some commitments |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2016 |
| Earlier religious house, incomplete |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Nov 2016 |
| Earlier, pair drinking port |
|
|
| Former — cleric |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Sep 2016 |
| Earlier conviction, in copspeak |
The Washington Post |
09 Aug 2016 |
| Previous head of a religious body |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Jul 2016 |
| One assisting abbot earlier |
|
|
| Earlier charge, in legal jargon |
The Washington Post |
24 May 2016 |
| One assisting abbot earlier |
|
|
| Monastery figure ranked below an abbot |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
25 Mar 2016 |
| A man of god in the past |
|
|
| Pre-existing; head friar |
The Times Concise |
09 Feb 2016 |
| Abbot's subordinate |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Earlier churchman |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Part of a perp's record |
The Washington Post |
28 Jan 2016 |
| Aforementioned |
Newsday |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Rap sheet item |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2016 |
| Monastery figure ranked below an abbot |
|
|
| Rap sheet item |
|
|
| Before (with "to") |
USA Today |
18 Dec 2015 |
| Religious leader runs into religious men |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Nov 2015 |
| Allegedly nosey sort of churchman |
|
|
| Old conviction |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Abbot's underling |
Universal |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Existing before |
The Times Concise |
28 Sep 2015 |
| More important pair replacing director in fashion house |
|
|
| Rap sheet listing |
LA Times Daily |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Earlier |
LA Times Daily |
07 Sep 2015 |
| Aforementioned |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2015 |
| Poet Matthew buried in Westminster Abbey |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2015 |
| Happening earlier |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2015 |
| Before heads of plants resign, increase official remuneration |
|
|
| Previous conviction, informally |
Jonesin |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Previous abbot's deputy |
|
|
| Abbot's underling |
Wall Street Journal |
15 May 2015 |
| Previous abbot's deputy |
|
|
| Erstwhile authority in retreat? |
|
|
| Head of religious house |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Feb 2015 |
| Former holy man |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Feb 2015 |
| Earlier offense |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2015 |
| Old conviction |
|
|
| Abbot's underling |
|
|
| In the past |
|
|
| Before (with "to") |
|
|
| Happening earlier |
|
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| Earlier offense |
|
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| Antecedent |
|
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| Rap sheet listing |
|
|
| Poet Matthew buried in Westminster Abbey |
|
|
| Earlier |
|
|
| Aforementioned |
|
|
| Previous rip-off associated with gold |
|
|
| Abbot's deputy - an inquisitive type, we're told |
|
|
| Former deputy at Abbey |
|
|
| Former head of a religious order |
|
|
| From bustling airport take off at – at an earlier time |
|
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| __ to (before) |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Beforehand |
|
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| Rank below abbot |
|
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| Police record listing |
|
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| Rap sheet listing |
|
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| Earlier in time (with "to") |
|
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| Something that's on the record? |
|
|
| Previous arrest |
|
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| Earlier in time |
|
|
| ___ to (before) |
|
|
| Former |
|
|
| Previous head of a religious community |
|
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| Abbot's underling |
|
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| Abbot's underling |
|
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| Monastic leader |
|
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| Beforehand |
|
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| Record listing |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Earlier offense |
|
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| Earlier |
|
|
| Abovementioned |
|
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| Rap sheet entry |
|
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| Rap sheet info |
|
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| Rap sheet listing |
|
|
| Abbey biggie |
|
|
| Abbot's junior |
|
|
| Conviction, maybe |
|
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| Previous |
|
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| Conviction, maybe |
|
|
| Crime on the books |
|
|
| Previous |
|
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| Abbot's junior |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Earlier conviction |
|
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| Blotch on one's record |
|
|
| Former |
|
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| Monastic officer |
|
|
| Rap sheet datum |
|
|
| Part of a criminal record |
|
|
| Previous |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Earlier conviction |
|
|
| Rap sheet info |
|
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| Rap sheet item |
|
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| Abbot's aide |
|
|
| Earlier conviction |
|
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| Previous arrest |
|
|
| Earlier |
|
|
| Rap-sheet entry |
|
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| Former |
|
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| At an earlier time |
|
|
| Happening earlier |
|
|
| Rap sheet datum |
|
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| Preceding in time |
|
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| Earlier offense |
|
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| Record blemish |
|
|
| Rap sheet entry |
|
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| Former |
|
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| Rap sheet entry |
|
|
| Monastic head |
|
|
| Part of a perp's record |
|
|
| Previous arrest |
|
|
| Blotch on one's record |
|
|
| Rap sheet entry |
|
|
| Abbey figure |
|
|
| Antecedent |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Before, with "to" |
|
|
| Blotch on one's record |
|
|
| Monastic officer |
|
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| Former |
|
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| Previous |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Before, with "to" |
|
|
| Monastic head |
|
|
| Rap sheet entry |
|
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| Rap sheet listing |
|
|
| Previous |
|
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| Rap sheet item |
|
|
| Aforementioned |
|
|
| Rap sheet item |
|
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| Earlier |
|
|
| Abbey biggie |
|
|
| Rap sheet listing |
|
|
| Rap sheet entry |
|
|
| Anterior |
|
|
| Abbot's underling |
|
|
| Rap sheet datum |
|
|
| Police record entry |
|
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| Abbot's inferior |
|
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| Antecedent |
|
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| Rap sheet datum |
|
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| Beforehand |
|
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| High monk |
|
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| Earlier |
|
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| Earlier; previous |
|
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| Former |
|
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| Before |
|
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| Previous |
|
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| Westminster Abbey poet |
|
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| Rap sheet info |
|
|
| Poet Matthew |
|
|
| English poet Matthew |
|
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| Rap sheet blot |
|
|
| Subordinate to 5 Across |
|
|
| Monastery V.I.P. |
|
|
| Abbot's aide |
|
|
| Monastic officer |
|
|
| English poet-diplomat: 1664-1721 |
|
|
| Abbot's right-hand man |
|
|
| Poet who ridiculed Dryden |
|
|
| Monastic V.I.P. |
|
|
| Abbot aide |
|
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| Monk |
|
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| Before |
|
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| Abbot's subordinate |
|
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| Official in a monastery |
|
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| Monastery inhabitant |
|
|
| Monastery officer |
|
|
| Antecedent |
|
|
| He takes orders from 5 Across |
|
|
| Monastery official |
|
|
| Monastery man |
|
|
| Beforehand. |
|
|
| Monastic. |
|
|
| Abbot's aide. |
|
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| Earlier; previous |
|
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| Former |
|
|
| English poet and diplomat (1664–1721). |
|
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| Monastic officer. |
|
|
| A monk next in dignity to an abbott. |
|
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| Abbot's side. |
|
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| Coadjutor of an abbot. |
|
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| Religious superior |
|
|
| Earlier. |
|
|
| Monastery official. |
|
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| Abbot's assistant. |
|
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| Former. |
|
|
| Antonym of 29 Down. |
|
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| Before. |
|
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| Church title. |
|
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| Foregoing. |
|
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| Antecedent. |
|
|
| Aymer, in "Ivanhoe." |
|
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| Previous. |
|
|
| Monk outranked by an abbot. |
|
|