A __: literally, "from what is earlier" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIORI A __: literally, "from what is earlier" (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
7% SOONER Earlier (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
7% ORDER What "seder" means, literally (5) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
6% PRIOR Earlier churchman (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
6% INSTITCHES Laughing hysterically, or what the answers to the starred clues literally are (10) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
6% ALLAH Literally, "the god" (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
6% GEE Capital of Ghana, literally (3) The Telegraph Mini Jan 11, 2026
6% ALAMODE Literally "in the fashion" (7) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
6% AFORE Earlier, quaintly (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 7, 2025
5% EEK "What was that?!" (3) The Atlantic Jan 29, 2026

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