The Clue
Afterward (4 letter answer)
The Answer
THEN
Tags
Notes
The answer THEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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After that
"___ again ..."
In that case
Consequently
At that moment
Next
In the past
At that point
Subsequently
At that time
At the time
That time
"That was ___ ..."
Bygone era
Not now
Now and ___ (occasionally)
Now partner
Now's antithesis
Now's opposite
Now's partner
A partner of there
Segue starter
Start of a conclusion
Story connector
Storyteller's link
Transitional word
"What happened next..."
"___ entered in those wise men three"
First of two before-and-after pictures
Definition
THEN as a noun:
1. that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
THEN as an adjective:
1. at a specific prior time; "the then president"
THEN as an adverb:
1. (then, so, and so, and then) = subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"
2. in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"
3. at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"