An advance showing is a type of screening of a movie or other form of entertainment before its official release. It is usually done to get feedback from the audience and to create hype for the upcoming release. The crossword solutions for the term 'advance showing' are PREVIEW (7 letters), PREVUE (6 letters), and LEND (4 letters). PREVIEW is a noun that refers to an advance showing, while prevue is a verb meaning to show a PREVIEW. LEND is a verb meaning to give something temporarily.