| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prepares to "go!", in a race | ||
| Prepares | Thomas Joseph | 24 May 2025 |
| Prepares | Wall Street Journal | 22 Feb 2025 |
| Prepares (2 wds.) | ||
| Makes preparations (2 wds.) | ||
| Prepares -to become a collector? (4,3) | ||
| Prepares | LA Times Daily | 20 May 2023 |
| Gears up | Premier Sunday | 26 Jun 2022 |
| Prepares | Thomas Joseph | 05 Mar 2022 |
| Prepares (for) | New York Times | 24 Jan 2021 |
| Prepares (for) | The Washington Post | 25 Jul 2020 |
| Prepares (for) | LA Times Daily | 25 Jul 2020 |
| Gears up | USA Today | 09 Aug 2018 |
| Prepares | Newsday | 18 Mar 2018 |
| Gears up | ||
| Prepares | The Washington Post | 07 May 2017 |
| Prepares | LA Times Daily | 07 May 2017 |
| Prepares | ||
| Braces oneself | New York Times | 15 Jun 2016 |
| Braces oneself | ||
| Prepares oneself | ||
| Prepares | ||
| Prepares | ||
| Prepares | ||
| Prepares to go? | ||
| Prepares to go? | ||
| Gears up | ||
| Gears up | ||
| Makes preparations | ||
| Makes preparations | ||
| Braces oneself | ||
| Prepares | ||
| Prepares | ||
| Readies | ||
| Prepares. | ||
| Prepares to act. |