Answer: SPINSTER

AnswerCrossword Clue
SPINSTERElizabeth I, for instance.
spinsteran older unmarried woman
spinsterAn unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage
SPINSTERMaiden lady
SPINSTERFrumpy loner, stereotypically
SPINSTEROne who's not the marrying type
SPINSTERBachelorette of a certain age
SPINSTERO'Neill's Lavinia Mannon, e.g.
SPINSTERDickens's Miss Havisham, e.g.
SPINSTERBachelorette's older relative
SPINSTERBachelor bait
SPINSTERElizabethan title.
SPINSTERBachelor girl.
SPINSTERShe's "always a bridesmaid . . . "
SPINSTERElizabeth I, for example.
SPINSTERLittle old lady from Pasadena
SPINSTERMiss at liberty.
SPINSTERLady in waiting.
SPINSTERChristie's Miss Marple, for one
SPINSTEROld maid
SPINSTERMiss Marple or Miss Havisham
SPINSTERBachelor's counterpart
SPINSTER"Arsenic and Old Lace" aunt, e.g.
SPINSTERUnmarried woman, in law
SPINSTERShe's never taken the bridal path
SPINSTEREleanor Rigby, for one
SPINSTERNever-married woman
SPINSTERSingle woman
SPINSTEROne who never wed