| READINESS | The state or quality of being prepared for something (9) |
| SPLENDOUR | The state or quality of being brilliant or fine in appearance (9) |
| ELIOTNESS | The state or quality of being former New York governor Spitzer? |
| UNANIMITY | The state or quality of agreement, a consensus or undivided opinion (9) |
| RIGHTNESS | State or quality of being correct (9) |
| DIGNITY | Word for the state or quality of being worthy of honour; high rank; decorum or propriety; or, self-respect (7) |
| UNITY | The state or quality of being one (5) |
| RACKETEER | Torture, then point to tree being prepared for criminal |
| SPAGHETTI | Sight pâté being prepared for this dish |
| APPRAISAL | An assessment or estimation of the worth, value or quality of a person or thing (9) |
| SERVITUDE | The state or condition of a slave (9) |
| SUGARCANE | Sauce Gran prepared for something sweet (9) |
| DIFFERENCE | State or quality of being unlike (10) |
| STRENGTH | State or quality of being strong (8) |
| HALITOSIS | The state or condition of having bad breath |
| SQUALOR | The condition or quality of being disgustingly dirty or repulsive, especially as a result of neglect or poverty (7) |
| BLOSSOM | A flower or mass of flowers preceding the fruit of a rosaceous tree, such as the almond, apple, cherry, peach or plum; or, the state or season of such efflorescence (7) |
| BE | Have the state or quality mentioned (2) |
| REEDINESS | Being prepared to bring in extra energy for a shrill quality |
| ADDRESSED | Spoke about promotion and being prepared (9) |
