Related Clues:

• Lend ___ (pay close attention)
• Sooner than
• 'A little ___ the mightiest Julius fell': Shak.
• Mentioned lead-in
• '-- the fields we go'
• 'Open ___ 9' (shop sign)
• "Open 9 ___ 6"
• Key contraction?
• Prior to, in dialect
• 'We'll teach you to drink deep ___ you depart': Hamlet
• Key preposition
• "Wait ___ the Sun Shines, Nellie"
• Above, in an ode
• Not following
• Earlier than