The Clue
Historian's forte (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PAST
Tags
Notes
The answer PAST is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Ago
Beyond
Bygone
Completed
Earlier
Ex-
Gone
Gone by
History
History, with "the"
Over
Previous
A tense
Tense
One of the tenses
Yesterdays
Yesteryear
After the hour
Bygone days
Certain Christmas
Days of yore
Earlier period
Future of the present
Future's opposite
Historian's concern
Kind of tense
Later than
All our yesterdays
Behind us all
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Like some practice
What 1492 is part of
It may be shady
Like water under the bridge
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Definition
PAST as a noun:
1. (past, past times, yesteryear, yore) = the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
3. (past, past tense) = a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
PAST as an adjective:
1. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
2. (past, preceding, retiring) = of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
3. a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle"
PAST as an adverb:
1. (by, past) = so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"