| SPARE | "Extra" careful: It's smart to make sure you have one before you go on a road trip |
| BATTERIES | Make sure you have a good supply of these on Christmas Day for all those new toys. (9) |
| KEEPABREAST | _ _ of, to make sure you know all the most recent facts about a situation (4,7) |
| AUTOLOAN | You might need to get one before you pick up a pickup |
| CHECKOUT | Where to make sure you pay for everything? (8) |
| METICULOUS | Extra careful after time off, copper's left to take on regular rogues (10) |
| FOLLOWSUIT | Term originating through card games that means to copy the actions of the one before you: 2 wds. |
| RUNAWAY | Go on a road as fugitive (7) |
| TRIP | Go on a road ___ |
| STEPONE | Making sure you have all the parts, e.g. |
| SHOP | Inform on, when you go on a spending spree? (4) |
| PAINT | Brighten up the place when you go on a spree (5,3,4,3) |
| THETOWNRED | Brighten up the place when you go on a spree (5,3,4,3) |
| PUCCINI | You go on a picnic with the composer (7) |
| WALKONEGGSHELLS | Be extra careful not to offend |
| ECHO | Extensive caverns have one, before all else |
| UNITE | Get together and have one before closing time (5) |
| LITERATE | Before you go on trial make sure you can read (8) |
| PREPAREACASE | Is this what you do before you go on holiday or to the bar? (7,1,4) |
| MAIL | What to stop before you go on vacation |
