In the past (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the past</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(three years ago means three years in the past)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ago that I've seen before include "Gone, past, since" , "In past times" , "Previously" , "Time past" , "Earlier, gone by" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the past</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean finished or completed)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for over that I've seen before include "Excessive" , "Division of play in cricket" , "bowling unit" , "bridge?" , "Concerning" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the past</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(once upon a time)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for once that I've seen before include "in bygone days" , "On one occasion" , "in days of yore?" , "Formerly; as soon as" , "In the old days" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the past</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for then that I've seen before include "At that time; next" , "Subsequently - previously" , "Consequently" , "Afterwards - as a result" , "Once upon a time" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the past</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for formerly that I've seen before include "At one time" , "Previously, before this time" , "Hitherto" , "In the past" .)