Related Clues:

• Existing before
• Existing beforehand
• Certainly not succeeding as poet
• Pre-existing
• The middle of April, or earlier
• Source of poetry in 17th century or earlier
• Previous abbot's deputy
• Previous; deputy abbot
• Brief journalists on film, getting ready in advance
• Existing earlier
• Initially adjust
• Tuning shortcut
• Determined ahead of time
• Fix beforehand
• Antecedent to one in order, perhaps