The way things used to be? (4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEN The way things used to be? (4) (4)
94% TOBE The way things used ____ (4)
12% ASSET Useful thing (5) USA Today Oct 2, 2025
11% SYSTEM Way of doing things (6) USA Today Nov 19, 2025
9% THAT The thing there (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
9% ITEMS Things (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
9% ITEM Thing (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
9% PICKS Chooses things guitarists might use (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
9% ESTUARIES Mouths use satire in a new way (9) (9) Mirror Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
8% PAVE __ the way (4) Commuter Nov 20, 2025
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