| ARMANDO | Prepare for war with an iconic revolution involving universal Scottish satirist (7,8) |
| IANNUCCI | Prepare for war with an iconic revolution involving universal Scottish satirist (7,8) |
| LOWRIDER | Top 10 funk hit from War with an iconic bass line (1975) |
| AWRY | Collapsing war with an end becomes completely disorganised (4) |
| TURIN | Revolution involving one Italian city (5) |
| SEAURCHIN | Examination involving universal and popular marine creature (3,6) |
| RITUAL | Unusual trial involving universal custom (6) |
| EMBATTLE | Prepare for war with random timetable, one ignored (8) |
| ARMENIAN | West Asian seen to prepare for war with inane resolution |
| ARMADA | Invasion fleet will prepare for war with a US lawman (6) |
| INTHEAIRTONIGHT | *Phil Collins hit with an iconic drum fill |
| SEVENNATIONARMY | White Stripes song with an iconic riff |
| ARDOUR | Head off for war with grim enthusiasm |
| REARMAMENT | Back with soldiers in dull initiative to prepare for war again? (10) |
| REARM | To prepare for war, put up money for a start |
| ROYALNAVY | Its motto, translated from Latin, is "If you wish for peace, prepare for war" |
| JOHNBULL | National personification of England, popularised by Scottish satirist John Arbuthnot in 1712 (4,4) |
| ARMA | ____ sumere to take up weapons, prepare for war |
| OVERARM | Prepare for war after six balls of a normal bowler's action (7) |
| ALARM | Warning nearly everybody to prepare for war (5) |
