| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Four-time baseball All-Star Jose |
| Archaic "before |
| Like St. Nick's "little mouth," in "The Night Before Christmas |
| Letter before gee |
| Action needed to spot the four fliers in the theme answers |
| Actor Hawke of "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight |
| Actor in "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight |
| Football player Jackson drinks water before a game? |
| Possessive words before "oneself |
| Type of guitar that usually only has four strings |
| Animated movie released in 1998 shortly before the similar "A Bug's Life |
| Baltimore specialty / Effortless task / Move on all fours with the belly up |
| Letter before theta |
| Mixture brushed onto pastry dough before baking |
| Four-letter-word concealer |
| Soldier's request before entering a firefight |
| Four-letter fruit pronounced in three syllables |
| Nights before Christmas and New Year's Day |
| Like a "before" versus "after" photo subject, say |
| Abbreviation before a person's name on a business envelope |
| Actor Hawke of "Before Midnight |
| Adjective for a British Invasion foursome |
| Copy protection device, to tech geeks |
| Dancing Queen" foursome |
| Actor in "Four Daughters |
| Cackling cry from a mad scientist before unleashing havoc on southern California? |
| Before: taking some off the top? / after: craft involving tiny objects |
| African lake spanning four countries |
| Byron's words before "'Tis but the truth in masquerade |