| Blunted swords |
| Like St. Nick's "little mouth," in "The Night Before Christmas |
| Archaic "before |
| I.e. words |
| Letter before gee |
| Actor in "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight |
| Actor Hawke of "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight |
| Swords for fencing |
| Football player Jackson drinks water before a game? |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| Rewords (text) |
| Possessive words before "oneself |
| Mixture brushed onto pastry dough before baking |
| Animated movie released in 1998 shortly before the similar "A Bug's Life |
| Letter before theta |
| Nights before Christmas and New Year's Day |
| Adjective forbidden in crosswords because it's gross and bodily |
| About-to-be husband's words |
| Soldier's request before entering a firefight |
| Accompanies musically sans words |
| Like a "before" versus "after" photo subject, say |
| Abbreviation before a person's name on a business envelope |
| Actor Hawke of "Before Midnight |
| Swords |
| Cackling cry from a mad scientist before unleashing havoc on southern California? |
| Inclusion in safer passwords |
| Syst. of unspoken words |
| Cake words in "Alice in Wonderland |
| Their words are usually conventional |
| Before: taking some off the top? / after: craft involving tiny objects |