| Words before "So sue me!" | 35 |
| Words before "spell" or "wide net" | 54 |
| Words before "Take a Walk on the Wild Side," in the lyrics | 68 |
| Words before "the great and powerful" | 47 |
| Words before "the minute" or "no good" | 58 |
| Words before "the occasion" | 37 |
| Words before "the order of" | 37 |
| Words before "the road" or "the money" | 58 |
| Words before "things in life are free" | 48 |
| Words before "though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful" | 75 |
| Words before "time" or "the line" | 53 |
| Words before "tizzy" or "funk" | 50 |
| Words before "to be alive" or "to be back" | 62 |
| Words before "to be born" and "to die" in Ecclesiastes | 74 |
| Words before "to rend" and "to sew" | 55 |
| Words before "tomato" or "potato" | 53 |
| Words before "Tonight" in a 1954 song title | 53 |
| Words before "trap" | 29 |
| Words before "TV" or "each other" | 53 |
| Words before "wear" or "serve" | 50 |
| Words before "What have we here?" | 43 |
| Words before "You may kiss the bride" | 47 |
| Words before "You're on!" | 39 |
| Words before "your life depended on it!" | 50 |
| Words before a benediction | 26 |
| Words before a breakup: 2 wds. | 30 |
| Words before a bungee jump, perhaps | 35 |
| Words before a ceremonial kiss | 30 |
| Words before a clarification | 28 |
| Words before a climactic mystery novel revelation | 49 |
| Words before a conclusion | 25 |
| Words before a date | 19 |
| Words before a deadline | 23 |
| Words before a disappearing act? | 32 |
| Words before a discounted price | 31 |
| Words before a drink | 20 |
| Words before a fight? | 21 |
| Words before a flip | 19 |
| Words before a happy note? | 26 |
| Words before a high note | 24 |
| Words before a hike | 19 |
| Words before a kiss | 19 |
| Words before a kiss? | 20 |
| Words before a meal | 19 |
| Words before a million | 22 |
| Words before a monkey's uncle | 33 |
| Words before a monkey's uncle? | 34 |
| Words before a race | 19 |
| Words before a rebuttal | 23 |
| Words before a reprimand | 24 |
| Words before a round of rock, paper, scissors | 45 |
| Words before a sarcastic "ha ha" | 42 |
| Words before a showdown | 23 |
| Words before a showoff-y cry | 28 |
| Words before a skydive, perhaps | 31 |
| Words before a sour note | 24 |
| Words before a sour note? | 25 |
| Words before a stunt | 20 |
| Words before a subject | 22 |
| Words before a verdict | 22 |
| Words before a word from our sponsor? | 37 |
| Words before about | 18 |
| Words before above the rest | 27 |
| Words before administering a needle, perhaps | 44 |
| Words before after | 18 |
| Words before an alternative | 27 |
| Words before an amount of debt | 30 |
| Words before an attempt | 23 |
| Words before an important announcement | 38 |
| Words before an important kiss | 30 |
| Words before and after ''for'' | 46 |
| Words before and after ''what'' | 47 |
| Words before and after "Am too!" | 42 |
| Words before and after "for" | 38 |
| Words before and after "for" in a quid pro quo quote | 62 |
| Words before and after "my lads" in the United States Merchant Marine anthem | 86 |
| Words before and after "or not" | 41 |
| Words before and after "rose" | 39 |
| Words before and after "what" | 39 |
| Words before and after "what" for Popeye | 50 |
| Words before and after for | 26 |
| Words before answering | 22 |
| Words before ante | 17 |
| Words before any month's name | 33 |
| Words before Aquarius | 21 |
| Words before Aquarius or Anxiety | 32 |
| Words before arms or smoke | 26 |
| Words before arms or space | 26 |
| Words before ask or suggest | 27 |
| Words before asking a favor | 27 |
| Words before attention or arms | 30 |
| Words before bad way or big way | 31 |
| Words before bail or parole | 27 |
| Words before band or army | 25 |
| Words before bar or cone | 24 |
| Words before bed or rest | 24 |
| Words before before | 19 |
| Words before before or after | 28 |
| Words before black or red | 25 |
| Words before boat or roll | 25 |