| PREPPER | Quietly, representative goes to and fro and intends to be ready for any emergency |
| SWING | Sway to and fro and warble, while drinking whiskey |
| MEANBUSINESS | Be serious and intend to have dealings (4,8) |
| STAMP | A public representative goes behind saint to get postal sticker (5) |
| TEMPEST | English representative goes in to check play (7) |
| PREP | Quietly representative sort of school? (4) |
| ARMED | To be ready for action, is to be what (5) |
| ABBA | Sailor goes to and fro to see pop group (4) |
| POSE | Exercises to such an extent to be ready for Mexican (4) |
| COMMITTEESTAGE | Bill's progress, in part, is to undertake to be ready for first stroke on platform (9,5) |
| CLEARTHEDECKS | Expression meaning 'to remove unnecessary things in order to be ready for action' (5,3,5) |
| ROTARY | A - tiller is a power-driven machine for turning soil to be ready for planting (6) |
| ROUNDTRIP | Event on course before dance that goes to and fro? (5,4) |
| MANNA | Honeydew melon's first served by girl who goes to and fro |
| GOOGLY | Spinning ball goes to and fro, two completing rally (6) |
| WINDSCREENWIPER | It goes to and fro when it is rainy (10-5) |
| REPORTER | About to go to and fro around marina so they can give everyone the news |
| HAVEABALL | Be greatly entertained to be ready for soccer? |
| TIRED | Bound, around end of supper, to be ready for bed? (5) |
| DUTCHCHEESE | Wife, said to be ready for the photographer, made up an example (5,6) |
