| Pre-bout covers | 15 |
| Pre-bout psych-out | 18 |
| Pre-bridal shower? | 18 |
| Pre-broadcast activity | 22 |
| Pre-Brosnan Bond | 16 |
| Pre-brushing brand | 18 |
| Pre-brushing rinse brand | 24 |
| Pre-bulb lighting, perhaps | 26 |
| Pre-butterfly creature | 22 |
| Pre-bypass test, briefly | 24 |
| Pre-C.I.A. agcy. | 16 |
| Pre-C.I.A. agency | 17 |
| Pre-C.I.A. grp. | 15 |
| Pre-C.I.A. org. | 15 |
| Pre-cable necessity | 19 |
| Pre-cable need | 14 |
| Pre-cable problem | 17 |
| Pre-cable TV adjunct | 20 |
| Pre-cable woe | 13 |
| Pre-calc | 8 |
| Pre-calc calculation | 20 |
| Pre-calc class | 14 |
| Pre-calc course | 15 |
| Pre-calc subject | 16 |
| Pre-calc. course | 16 |
| Pre-calculus calculation | 24 |
| Pre-canning activity, perhaps | 29 |
| Pre-casting event | 17 |
| Pre-CD | 6 |
| Pre-cell telephone trio | 23 |
| Pre-Celtic person | 17 |
| Pre-childbirth time | 19 |
| Pre-Christian Celtic priests | 28 |
| Pre-Christian priest | 20 |
| Pre-Christmas activity | 22 |
| Pre-Christmas best sellers | 26 |
| Pre-Christmas destination for many | 34 |
| Pre-Christmas period | 20 |
| Pre-Christmas preparation #1 | 28 |
| Pre-Christmas preparation #2 | 28 |
| Pre-Christmas preparation #3 | 28 |
| Pre-Christmas purchase | 22 |
| Pre-Christmas ritual | 20 |
| Pre-Christmas season | 20 |
| Pre-Christmas time | 18 |
| Pre-chrysalis stage | 19 |
| Pre-CIA org. | 12 |
| Pre-Civil War abolitionist | 26 |
| Pre-Civil War magazine magnate | 30 |
| Pre-Civil War region | 20 |
| Pre-Civil War statesman known as "The Great Compromiser" | 66 |
| Pre-closing bell excitement | 27 |
| Pre-coffee condition? | 21 |
| Pre-cola soft drink | 19 |
| Pre-coll. | 9 |
| Pre-coll. catchall | 18 |
| Pre-coll. exam | 14 |
| Pre-coll. exams | 15 |
| Pre-coll. school | 16 |
| Pre-coll. years | 15 |
| Pre-coll., in education | 23 |
| Pre-college exam | 16 |
| Pre-college exam (abbr.) | 24 |
| Pre-college exam: abbr. | 23 |
| Pre-college exams | 17 |
| Pre-college exams, for short | 28 |
| Pre-college grades | 18 |
| Pre-college years, for short | 28 |
| Pre-college yrs. | 16 |
| Pre-college, for short | 22 |
| Pre-college, to textbook publishers | 35 |
| Pre-color computer display | 26 |
| Pre-Columbian | 13 |
| Pre-Columbian American | 22 |
| Pre-Columbian Amerind | 21 |
| Pre-Columbian Andean | 20 |
| Pre-Columbian belief | 20 |
| Pre-Columbian civilization | 26 |
| Pre-Columbian empire | 20 |
| Pre-Columbian Indians | 21 |
| Pre-Columbian Mexican | 21 |
| Pre-Columbian Mexicans | 22 |
| Pre-Columbian name for Florida | 30 |
| Pre-Columbian Peruvian | 22 |
| Pre-Columbian South American | 28 |
| Pre-Columbus Mexican | 20 |
| Pre-combat ritual | 17 |
| Pre-commercial admonition | 25 |
| Pre-commercial words | 20 |
| Pre-Communism leader | 20 |
| Pre-communism leader (Var.) | 27 |
| Pre-Communist autocrat | 22 |
| Pre-Communist leader | 20 |
| Pre-Communist Russian ruler | 27 |
| Pre-configured Windows folder | 29 |
| Pre-Constitution letters? | 25 |
| Pre-cook, as ribs before grilling | 33 |
| Pre-Cortés Mexican | 21 |
| Pre-costume ball activity | 25 |
| Pre-credits words | 17 |