| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PRELIMS | Early matches, briefly |
| LUCIFERS | Early matches |
| SYNCS | Matches exactly, briefly |
| SEMIS | Tournament matches before finals, briefly |
| PRELIM | Early match, briefly |
| PRELIM | Early round, briefly |
| NIODEON | Early theater, briefly |
| AMS | Early times, briefly |
| GMA | Early morning show, briefly |
| GMA | ABC early show, briefly |
| SNL | Early Tina Fey show, briefly |
| GMA | Show for early risers, briefly |
| CPA | Summer in early spring, briefly |
| NES | Early Nintendo gaming platform, briefly |
| ASSIST | Basketball stat that I got one of when I played briefly for the Utah Jazz in the early 2000s |
