Crossword puzzle clue "almost last"

"A literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything": Huxley

Stones "I can almost hear you ___, I can almost hear you cry"

Almost last

Character whose last words are "For hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee."

Valley girl's "yeah, right" [IMPORTANT: SEE THE 'NOTE' (above) for key info about this week's puzzle and SEE THE LAST CLUE DOWN for the explanation of last week's puzzle.]

Boxer whose nickname is the last five letters of his last name