Do the first round of revisions, 7 letters
Make early corrections, 7 letters
Make early emendations, 7 letters
Choose in advance, as an unopposed candidate, 8 letters
Install before November, say, 8 letters
Before certain hardwood trees ever existed, 7 letters
Certain infant: Colloq., 7 letters
Early arrival in the delivery room, 7 letters
Early arrival, of a sort, 7 letters
Early delivery in the delivery room, 7 letters
Incubator inhabitant, 7 letters
One in an incubator, 7 letters
An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation, 7 letters
Comment's conclusion, 15 letters
Bump from the TV schedule, 7 letters
Forestall by acting first, 7 letters
Prevent by anticipatory action, 7 letters
Replace in the schedule, 7 letters
Replace with another show, 7 letters
Take precedence over, 7 letters
Interrupts, as a broadcast, 8 letters
Makes a defensive bid, in bridge, 8 letters
Takes over the time spot, 8 letters
Takes precedence over, 8 letters
Admire yourself in the mirror, 5 letters
Beautify with the beak, 5 letters
Clean one's feathers, 5 letters
Clean with the bill, 5 letters
Comb and comb and comb, 5 letters
Do not rush in dressing, 5 letters
Dress feathers with the tongue, 5 letters
Dress with elaborate care, 5 letters
Fluff one's feathers, 5 letters
Fuss in front of a mirror, 5 letters
Fuss in front of the mirror, 5 letters
Fuss over one's feathers, 5 letters
Get all prettied up, 5 letters
Get ready for the prom, say, 5 letters
Groom oneself with elaborate care, 5 letters
Groom with elaborate care, 5 letters
Make like a peacock, 5 letters
Make oneself look nice, 5 letters
Monopolize the mirror, 5 letters
Obsess in front of the mirror, 5 letters
Obsess over one's dress, 5 letters
Smooth one's feathers, 5 letters
Smooth with the beak, as feathers, 5 letters
Smooth, as feathers, 5 letters
Stroke one's feathers, 5 letters
Take care of one's appearance, 5 letters
Take pride in (oneself), 5 letters
TO clean, as feathers, 5 letters
Unruffle one's feathers, 5 letters
Combed over and over, say, 7 letters
Dressed for the ball, 7 letters
Dressed up in a fussy way, 7 letters
Exhibited exultation, 7 letters
Improved one's looks hopefully, 7 letters
Made a reed pen look nicer, 7 letters
Smoothed, as feathers, 7 letters
Strutted one's stuff, 7 letters
Tried to look smart, 7 letters
For whom appearance is important, 7 letters
Peacock, for instance, 7 letters
Self-satisfied souls, 8 letters
Getting ready for the prom, perhaps, 8 letters
Acts like a peacock, 6 letters
Betrays excessive pride, 6 letters
Congratulates oneself, 6 letters
Dresses to the nines, 6 letters
Exhibits self-satisfaction, 6 letters
Fusses in front of a mirror, 6 letters
Fusses over oneself, 6 letters
Fusses with feathers, 6 letters
Gets dressed to the nines, 6 letters
Gets oneself pretty, 6 letters
Gets ready for a date, perhaps, 6 letters
Grooms, as feathers, 6 letters
Lingers at the mirror, say, 6 letters
Makes oneself appear smart, 6 letters
Makes oneself smart, 6 letters
Prepares for a portrait, perhaps, 6 letters
Prepares for a prom, maybe, 6 letters
Prettifies oneself, as in a mirror, 6 letters
Runs a bill through, 6 letters
Shows pride in one's appearance, 6 letters
Smooths one's feathers, 6 letters
Smooths ruffled feathers, 6 letters
Spends time at the mirror, 6 letters
Unruffles the feathers, 6 letters
Expecting, colloquially, 6 letters
Expecting, in England, 6 letters
Check out ahead of time, 10 letters
Is around beforehand, 9 letters
Condition ahead of time, as film, 9 letters
Can lead to eclampsia if untreated, 12 letters
High status importance owing to marked superiority, 11 letters
The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property), 10 letters
The right to purchase something in advance of others, 10 letters
A prior appropriation of something, 10 letters
Existing in a former state or previous to something else, 12 letters