| REGRADING | Process of preparing land, as for building |
| TILLAGE | In agriculture, the process of preparing land for growing crops (7) |
| SITE | Location, as for building |
| EDITS | Corrections made during the process of preparing copy for publication; or, capsule collections of clothes from particular seasons (5) |
| CONTINGENCYPLANNING | Process of preparing for unexpected events |
| LIMBERINGUP | A process of preparing for physical exertion |
| TYPESETTING | Process of preparing text for printing |
| REARMAMENT | Process of preparing for war again has tail-end soldiers in tangle |
| BAKING | Described in Mrs Beeton's books for example, the process of preparing and cooking cakes, biscuits, pastry or bread (6) |
| TAXIDERMY | The process of preparing, stuffing and mounting animal skins (9) |
| FORWARDPLANNING | The process of preparing ahead to achieve one's aims, often in business or government (7,8) |
| INFUSION | From "to pour", a drink, remedy, tea or tisane brewed by soaking herbs, leaves or other botanicals in liquid; the process of preparing any such extract; or, something generally poured or introduced (8 |
| GROUNDS | Tract of land as about a building or for special purpose |
| PHARMACY | The science of preparing and dispensing drugs for medicinal purposes |
| WHIPINTOSHAPE | *One method of preparing a horse for the Olympics |
| TAXIDERMIST | Practitioner of the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting skins (11) |
| POOPS | On the sterns of ships quietly a couple of ducks land as an afterthought (5) |
| GREASE | Fat of the land, as they say! |
| FARMS | Workplaces consisting of buildings and cultivated land as a unit (5) |
| LOT | Area of land, as in France (3) |
