| GETONESSKATESON | What to do before going on the rink, hurry up (3,4,6,2) |
| GETSET | What to do before going |
| PADUP | What you need to do before going out (or is it in?) to face the bowler (in cricket) (3,2) |
| TAKEOUTTHETRASH | What to do before the answers to the starred clues will make sense |
| OPENANDSHUTCASE | What to do before and after packing? There's no doubt about it (4,3,4,4) |
| HANGINGTOGETHER | Washing going on the line, all there |
| CORRECTEDPROOFS | What the editor did before going to press OK! journalist from 8 across (9,6) |
| STEPHMCGOVERN | She presented business news on BBC Breakfast from 2011-19 before going on to have her own Packed Lunch show in the 2020s (5.8) |
| POLISHJOKE | What a comedian might do before going onstage? |
| COUNTSHEEP | Consider those in the field, what to do before nodding off (5,5) |
| BEND | What to do before you snap, according to Elle Woods |
| PAOLOPILERI | Took the first world title for Morbidelli, before going on to discover a certain Valentino Rossi. (5,6) |
| DRESSINGROOM | One makes a change here before going on to a later stage |
| RESTUP | What to do before a big race, maybe |
| WRINGOUTTHEOLD | What to do before starting a new wash? |
| PREACHER | He'll be telling you what to do before long, right? |
| UNCORK | What to do before you 7 peacekeepers visit part of Ireland (6) |
| TAKEABOW | What to do before or after violin solo? |
| PAY | What to do before taking your groceries home |
| SITUP | What to do before you take notice |
