| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LARVA | Pre-chrysalis stage |
| chrysalis | protecting covering a sheltered state or stage of being or growth a budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon William Du Bois |
| EMBRYO | Pre-fetus stage |
| REENTRY | Pre-splashdown stage |
| PUPA | Pre-imago stage |
