80-year-old who apparently hoped he'd die before he got old Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 80-year-old who apparently hoped he'd die before he got old last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROGERDALTREY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROGERDALTREY 80-year-old who apparently hoped he'd die before he got old (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 18, 2024
7% DOES "Who ___ he think he is?" (4)
7% ERE Before, in old odes (3) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
7% GETS "I hope he ___ the point" (understands) (4)
7% SMELT "He who ___ it, dealt it" (5) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
6% ELDERLY Old (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 12, 2025
6% SEAN He was James before George or Roger (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
6% PINE The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one (4) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
6% BACKACHE Support Bill before he is a pain (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
6% OREO 113-year-old cookie (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025

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