| ACTIONSTATIONS | Deeds unfamiliar to saint in order to prepare for battle (6,8) |
| FOREST | Warning to saint in woodland region (6) |
| IVES | As opposed to St. in a city, pl. |
| AVE | Perpendicular to St. in NYC |
| TRAIN | What one drags behind in order to prepare for match (5) |
| PLUCK | Pull the feathers from in order to prepare for cooking (5) |
| JOSEPHOF | New Testament character who asked Pontius Pilate for Jesus Christ's body in order to prepare it for |
| ARIMATHEA | New Testament character who asked Pontius Pilate for Christ's body in order to prepare it for burial (6,2,9) |
| LIGHTTHEGAS | Halt, and hit the eggs in order to prepare to cook (5,3,3) |
| STANDTO | Reason may follow this order to prepare for action (5,2) |
| DEEPTI | Which Indian all-rounder withdrew from The Hundred that had a lucrative contract, in order to prepare herself for the forthcoming World Cup? (6) |
| TAKEUPARMS | Are Trump rumours initially denied? Ask Stormy to prepare for battle (4,2,4) |
| YARMOUTH | Young man about to prepare for battle at island resort (8) |
| REARM | Back master to prepare for battle again (5) |
| ACCOUTRE | One cricket club away from home about to prepare for battle (8) |
| UNARM | Peacekeepers prepare for battle to remove weapons (5) |
| ARMADA | Did a little girl prepare for battle, in the main? (6) |
| DILETTANTE | One dabbling in colour said to possess talent unfamiliar to model (10) |
| LEGRESTS | The French opening guillotine, in regard to saint's support for sitting (3-5) |
| OBEYED | Complied with the order to prepare fresh dye (6) |
