Stories or films whose events occur before those of an existing work (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PREQUELS Stories or films whose events occur before those of an existing work (8) (8)
5% DAWNSON Suddenly occurs to (7) New York Times Midi May 17, 2026
5% EPISODIC Occurring in instalments (8) The Times Concise May 14, 2026
5% ALIVE Existing (5) The Telegraph Quick May 7, 2026
5% ESSE Actual existence (4) (4) The Guardian Quick May 6, 2026
5% TALKIE Old film story involving King and I? (6) The Times Cryptic May 6, 2026
5% AFTERTHEFACT Occurring since an event, and what second parts of answers to asterisked clues are (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 29, 2026
5% HEAVENSENT An event she worked on is miraculous (6-4) (10) The Guardian Quiptic Apr 26, 2026
5% THESE Not those (5) USA Today Apr 25, 2026
5% ARE Exist (3) Commuter Apr 23, 2026
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