The Clue
Like olden times, supposedly (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SIMPLER
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Notes
The answer SIMPLER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Less complicated
Like the old days, they say
Definition
SIMPLE as an adjective:
1. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
2. (elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic) = easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
3. (bare, mere, simple) = apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"
4. (childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple) = exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
5. (dim-witted, half-witted, simple, simple-minded) = lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
6. (simple, unsubdivided) = (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
7. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"