| PRETEXT | Excuse used before the advent of phone messaging (7) |
| ASSEGAI | Light African spear commonly used before the advent of firearms (7) |
| MCC | VI years before the advent of the Mongol Empire |
| ONDISK | How much data was stored before the advent of 25-Down |
| ARRIVAL | The advent of sound competition (7) |
| MUSICHALL | Form of vaudeville popular prior to the advent of cinema/television; or, strictly, the theatre where said variety entertainment was held (5,4) |
| HELLO | Which greeting soared in popularity with the advent of the telephone? (5) |
| TOBEINENGLAND | What Robert Browning wished, with the advent of April? (2,2,2,7) |
| STAGECOACH | Horse-drawn vehicle used to carry passengers and mail prior to the advent of rail; or, a movie by John Ford with Claire Trevor and John Wayne (10) |
| SPUNYARN | Created with the advent of the wheel or is that a tall story (4,4) |
| EOCENE | Epoch that saw the advent of mammals |
| DAWN | Starting day as we notice the advent of something |
| BECOMING | Getting to be, with the advent of (8) |
| JETAGE | Period in aviation history marked by the advent of turbine engines |
| STONEAGE | Period that ended with the advent of metalworking |
| COMING | The advent of a company with fine pottery (6) |
| WAYNE | Film star to fade with the advent of talkies? |
| LTE | Network letters phasing out with the advent of 5G |
| TONE | With the advent of mobile technology, a dial ___ is a sound many people have never heard |
| ICEHOUSE | A building. partly underground, often in the grounds of large estates, used before the invention of freezers (3, 5) |
