Some had been emboldened in the distant past (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLDEN Some had been emboldened in the distant past (5) (5)
6% WERE Had been (4) New York Times Mini Jan 15, 2026
6% LONGGONE Like a thing of the distant past (8) Universal Dec 26, 2025
6% WEVE "___ been had!" (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
5% ALOOF Emotionally distant (5) USA Today Feb 21, 2026
5% ATE Had some fries, say (3)
5% TELE It means "distant" (4) Newsday Feb 19, 2026
5% AGO In the past (3) Newsday Feb 15, 2026
5% THEN In the past (4) Newsday Feb 8, 2026
5% FAR Distant (3) USA Today Jan 30, 2026
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