| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DONG | Syllable before "The witch is dead!" |
| DONG | Syllable preceding "The witch is dead!" |
| rhotic | of or pertaining to a dialect of English in which the r is pronounced at the end of a syllable or before a consonant |
| PENULT | Syllable before the last |
| pretonic | denoting the syllable before the one bearing the primary stress in a word |
| diastole | the lengthening of a syllable regularly short, esp. before a pause or at the ictus |
