"Before," to a poet Crossword Clue

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"Before," to a poet Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

POET (noun)
1. a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front

Hint 2: Anagram

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More Vox Crossword (2/28/2026) Answers

Across

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14. Debt letters

15. Carefully measured quantity

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17. *Milton Bradley game with a 6x7 grid

19. Mysterious sky sights, for short

20. Joint with a cap

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23. *Absolutely ecstatic

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31. Kung ___ beef

32. Troop-entertaining group: Abbr.

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40. Clubs' duds

41. Sarcastic humor

43. Gather, as a crop

44. Verboten actions

46. *Birthday party that often incorporates a driving theme

48. Second Amendment subject

49. Abby Phillip's channel

50. Crafty

51. Establish residency ... or instructions on how to solve the starred clues (square ones, to be precise)

57. Tennis rival of Connors

58. Yes, in Japanese

59. Untalented type

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70. Oath affirmation

71. Primatologists study them

72. Enter with hesitation

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Down

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12. Skiing hill

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27. Vessel for a bather

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