Formerly used at the start in old novel, ancient poem Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONCE UPON A TIME Formerly used at the start in old novel, ancient poem (16)
6% ERE Before, in old poems (3) Universal Oct 25, 2025
6% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
6% ONCE Formerly (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
6% ONCEUPONATIME Formerly the start of a story (4,4,1,4) (13) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
5% DUCAT Gold coin formerly used throughout Europe (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 9, 2025
5% INCA Ancient Peruvian (4) Universal Nov 4, 2025
5% ELEGY Mournful poem (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 3, 2025
5% BURMA Myanmar, formerly (5) TV Nov 2, 2025
5% NEE Formerly surnamed (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 2, 2025
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