Answer:

eve

AnswerCrossword Clue
EVENight before
EVEGarden of Eden woman
EVEFirst mate?
EVEWoman in a garden
EVEPredate?
EVENew Year's ...
EVEHoliday preceder
EVEChristmas ... (December 24)
EVEShe raised Cain
EVEHalloween vis-a-vis November 1
EVEFirst lady
EVEBefore time
EVEChristmas ...
EVEPreparatory time
EVESecond person?
EVEAnticipatory time
EVEAdam's madam
EVETime for preparations
EVEGenesis woman
EVEGood name for a girl born on December 24?
EVEOccasion for a party
EVEChristmas ... (Dec. 24)
EVEShe was tempted
EVEPalindromic woman's name
EVEWoman famously evicted from her home
EVENight before a holiday
EVEApple picker
EVEPreceding day
EVEApple eater in Genesis
EVESee 39-Across
EVEPreholiday night
EVEWall-E's love
EVEShe tasted the forbidden fruit
EVEOne in a story with an apple
EVEPartner of 27-Down
EVENight of anticipation
EVENight before a big day
EVEForerunner in a race?
EVEWoman often depicted 34-Across by 29-Across
EVEVerge