| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alternate Name |
| 3
| ERE |
Before, In Verse |
| 3
| DAY |
Word After Field Or Before Dreams |
| 3
| SAD |
Word Before Case Or Sack |
| 3
| AIR |
Word Before Drop Or Ball |
| 3
| ERE |
Before, To Shakespeare |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alias |
| 3
| ERE |
Before, Poetically |
| 3
| POT |
Word Before Shot And After Hot |
| 3
| ODE |
Poet Amanda Gorman's "___ To Our Ocean" |
| 3
| MAC |
With 58-down, Words Before Cheese |
| 3
| ERE |
Bard's "before" |
| 3
| ORB |
Poet's Sphere |
| 3
| EEN |
Still, For A Poet |
| 4
| EDNA |
Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay |
| 4
| LENS |
Word After Contact Or Before Cover |
| 4
| INES |
Mexican Poet Juana ___ De La Cruz |
| 4
| YOHO |
Words Sung Twice Before "a Pirate's Life For Me" |
| 4
| HOLD |
Word After Foot Or Before Hands |
| 4
| TRIP |
What Comes Before The Fall? |
| 4
| DAYO |
Word Before "... Wanna Go Home," In Calypso |
| 4
| NOON |
It Comes Before One |
| 4
| BEST |
Word Before Actor And Actress At The Oscars |
| 4
| PASO |
Word Before Doble Or Robles |
| 4
| NEAL |
Beat Poet Cassady |
| 4
| EDIT |
Touch Up Before Publication |
| 4
| LIAR |
"a Warehouse Of Facts, With Poet And ___ In Joint Ownership" ("the Devil's Dictionary" Definition For "imagination") |
| 5
| ANDSO |
Segue Before A Conclusion |
| 5
| ATTAR |
Sufi Poet Thought To Have Coined The Adage Found At The Starts Of 19-, 27-, 45- And 52-across |
| 5
| DRMOM |
She May Take Your Temp Before Tucking You In |
| 5
| THETA |
Letter Before Iota |
| 5
| TRYTO |
Words Before Relax Or Remember |
| 5
| BOOBY |
Word Before Trap Or Prize |
| 5
| ODIST |
Poet Who's Full Of Praise |
| 5
| SMILE |
Directive Before "you're On 'candid Camera'" |
| 5
| TRACY |
___ K. Smith, Poet Who Won A Pulitzer For "life On Mars" |
| 6
| NERUDA |
Poet Who Wrote "love Is So Short, Forgetting Is So Long" |
| 6
| TAGSUP |
Touches Base Before Running Home, Say |
| 6
| MARINE |
Bea Arthur Was One Before Her Acting Career |
| 6
| PREMIX |
Blend Before Use |
| 7
| YOTEAMO |
Words Before Un Beso |
| 7
| ATFIRST |
Before Knowing More |
| 7
| ZXCVBNM |
Line Just Before A Comma |
| 8
| TUESDAYS |
They Always Come 48 Hours Before Thanksgiving |
| 9
| SITUATION |
Word Before Room Or Comedy |
| 9
| CLAUDETTE |
___ Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused To Give Up Her Seat On A Segregated Bus Nine Months Before Rosa Parks |
| 10
| HOLDMYBEER |
Comment Before A Stupid Stunt ... Or A Hint To The Ends Of 17-, 25-, 36- And 50-across |
| 10
| QUICKBREAD |
It Doesn't Need Time To Rise Before Baking |
| 10
| ANNODOMINI |
Latin Phrase Before A Year |
| 10
| WORDSWORTH |
Poet William Who Wrote "the Prelude" |
| 10
| AUDRELORDE |
"sister Outsider" Essayist/poet |
| 10
| JOHNDRYDEN |
England's First Poet Laureate (1668) |
| 11
| MINEALLMINE |
Outburst Before A Maniacal Laugh |
| 12
| SPOILERALERT |
Important Warning Before You Answer 32-, 40- And 52-across? |
| 15
| TAKEOUTTHETRASH |
What To Do Before The Answers To The Starred Clues Will Make Sense |
