| ONCALL | Not off upon a visit but ready to make one (2,4) |
| ATHOME | Out of the office, but ready to receive calls (2,4) |
| INARMS | Nursed like Mum did with babe, but ready to fight (2,4) |
| EDIBLE | Be idle perhaps but ready to eat (6) |
| LOOKIN | Ladies relatives visit, but not for long |
| UNITES | Joins one, ready to make a come-back (6) |
| CALLIN | Visit but speak without entering? (4,2) |
| INFIRM | Apparently employed but ready for retirement (6) |
| TWEEDY | Precious, extremely dainty - but ready for the outdoors? (6) |
| BALBOA | Rocky, perhaps, but ready for Panamanian (6) |
| INHEAT | Like cats ready to make kittens |
| PROFIT | Golfer ready to make money (6) |
| CLOSECALL | Mean to pay a visit but have a narrow escape (5,4) |
| TRIGGERHAPPY | Set off, content but ready to react violently (7-5) |
| ATTIRED | Weary at first, but ready to appear in public |
| LIE | ___ in wait (stay concealed but ready to pounce) |
| JAMPACKED | Very busy, but ready to dispatch preserved goods? |
| ARMED | Cockney injured but ready to fight |
| DONTTOUCHME | *Words from a not-ready-to-make-up spouse |
| DIXIECHICK | One of the singers of "Not Ready to Make Nice" |
