| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PPR | Present participle: Abbr. |
| ING | Present-participle suffix |
| vying | present participle of vie |
| be | ed as the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing continuous action he is reading I have been sleeping |
| DEC | Present time?: Abbr. |
| ABS | Not present (abbr.) |
| ABS | Not present: Abbr. |
| INST | Present month: Abbr. |
| PPRS | Present participles: Abbr. |
| INST | Present date: Abbr. |
| DEC | Present time: Abbr. |
| INST | The present month: Abbr. |
| INST | The present date: Abbr. |
| MODSP | Present-day orthography: Abbr. |
| RECM | Present with approval: Abbr. |
| INST | Of the present month: Abbr. |
