| 100% | AGESAGO | 7 | A very long time in the past: 2 wds. |
| 78% | YEARSAGO | 8 | A long time in the past (2 wds.) |
| 53% | JANEFONDA | 9 | Actress who's costarred with Robert Redford four times in the past 50 years, most recently in "Our Souls at Night": 2 wds. |
| 52% | AGESAGO | 7 | Way in the past: 2 wds. |
| 52% | YEARSAGO | 8 | Way back in the past: 2 wds. |
| 52% | AGESAGO | 7 | Way back in the past: 2 wds. |
| 52% | WERE | 4 | A time in the past |
| 51% | EONSAGO | 7 | In the very distant past (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ONEDAY | 6 | Some time in the future: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AWHILEAGO | 9 | Some time in the distant past: 3 wds. |
| 49% | ONCE | 4 | At a time in the past |
| 48% | NOSEE | 5 | Long time ___ (not met for a while): 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 48% | AGO | 3 | Many moons ___ (long time in the past) |
| 48% | HALLPASS | 8 | Slip allowing a student to be in the corridor during class time: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DEEP | 4 | Profound, or a very long hole in the ground |
| 47% | ERA | 3 | Victorian ___, a time long past where you'd see the etiquette outlined in 20a, 27a, 40a, 1d, 38d and 48d |
| 47% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 47% | PANOUT | 6 | Succeed in the end, like a scheme: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ASA | 3 | Words in the middle of a simile: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TILESETTER | 10 | One spending a long time in the bathroom? |
| 47% | AGED | 4 | Kept in the cellar for a long time |
| 46% | OLDFOGY | 7 | Dude stuck in the past (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ATAN | 4 | ___ earlier date (in the past): 2 wds. |
| 46% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" actor who starred as Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ALINE | 5 | Draw ___ in the sand (set a firm limit): 2 wds. |
| 46% | ATOE | 4 | Put ___ in the water (try for a bit): 2 wds. |
| 45% | AGES | 4 | A very long time |
| 45% | EONS | 4 | A very long time |