| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MIST | Metaphor for the past |
| ASS | Mr. Bumble's metaphor for the law |
| SANDS | Metaphor for time ... and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest across answers |
| DANDELIONWINE | 1957 Ray Bradbury title that serves as a metaphor for packing all of the joys of summer into a single bottle |
| NOSTALGIA | Yearning for the past |
| NOSTALGIA | Fondness for the past |
| NOSTALGIA | Sentimental yearning for the past |
| LEND | "I'm giving up the past tense for ..." |
| CHICAGO | City for cartoonist Young in the past? |
