| ''Before,'' in literature |
ERE |
| ''Without further ___'' |
ADO |
| ''___ Blindness'' (Milton sonnet) |
ONHIS |
| 20 ... (when completed, a military salvo) |
ONEGUNSALUTE |
| 30 ... (when completed, a Hitchcock movie)(with ''The'') |
NINESTEPS |
| 50 ... (when completed, a facetious card game) |
TWOPICKUP |
| 70 ... (when completed, song from ''The Music Man'') |
SIXTROMBONES |
| A sport of royals |
POLO |
| Bawling out |
EARFUL |
| Big name in business planes |
CESSNA |
| Build a fire under |
AROUSE |
| Chap |
GENT |
| CIO partner |
AFL |
| Clutch members |
EGGS |
| Comedian Philips |
EMO |
| Computer wizards, informally |
GEEKS |
| Curly's vocation |
STOOGE |
| Cymbal's bigger cousin |
GONG |
| Defined place |
AREA |
| Display shock, in a way |
GASP |
| Drive back |
REPEL |
| Elongated fruit (Var.) |
PAPAW |
| Enjoy a gourmet meal, e.g. |
DINE |
| Expression of displeasure |
SCOWL |
| French 101 verb |
ETRE |
| Go far ahead of |
OUTSTRIP |
| Goya's ''The Duchess of ___'' |
ALBA |
| Gray with age |
HOARY |
| Hair applications |
GELS |
| Healthy Chinese food claim |
NOMSG |
| Hose imperfection |
SNAG |
| In a short while |
ANON |
| In the center of |
AMID |
| Influence |
SWAY |
| Isle of Mull neighbor |
IONA |
| It's mined for bronze |
TINORE |
| It's often out on a limb |
NEST |
