| Needle opening |
| Game most people lose |
| Most abrupt |
| Most profound. |
| Almost out of sight |
| A long time ___ in a galaxy far, far away ..." ("Star Wars" opening words) |
| Almost dozen Grateful Dead song "The ___ |
| A penny, mostly |
| Almost any element whose name ends in -ium |
| Dramatic opening? |
| ___ a Most Unusual Day |
| Opening |
| Almost anything can be improved with the addition of __": Jasper Fforde |
| Most thin |
| Conversation opener? |
| Most awkward |
| Mostly |
| Heat forward who won the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013: 2 wds. |
| Admit openly and bluntly |
| Most lucid |
| Most excellent |
| Most common of the noble gases |
| Most demure |
| Oater cast, mostly |
| A hillside near ____ farm" (opening "Peer Gynt" scene) |
| Outermost |
| Almost closed, doorwise |
| U.S.'s most abundant energy source |
| Saison de septembre, mostly |
| Long, narrow opening |