| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ORAL | Word before contract or history |
| CASE | Word before law or history |
| clock | to postpone an official or legal deadline by ceasing to count the hours that elapse, as when a new union contract must be agreed upon before an old contract runs out |
| PROTO | Before history or type |
| vaivode | (in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, esp. the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700 |
| voivode | (in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, esp. the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700 |
