The term 'anterior' is used to describe something that is located in FRONT or at the beginning of something else. This can be seen in the crossword solutions given, such as 'PRECEDING' (9 letters), 'EARLIER' (7 letters), 'PREVIOUS' (8 letters), 'FORMER' (6 letters), 'FOREGOING' (9 letters), 'PRIOR' (5 letters), 'ANTECEDENT' (10 letters), 'FORWARD' (7 letters), 'FIRST' (5 letters), 'PAST' (4 letters), 'FRONT' (5 letters), 'FORE' (4 letters), 'BEFORE' (6 letters), 'OLDER' (5 letters), 'FOREPART' (8 letters), and 'PRECEDENT' (9 letters). All of these words indicate that something is located BEFORE or at the beginning of something else.