| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SPADEWORK | Preliminaries. |
| TRIALS | Preliminaries. |
| SPADEWORK | Preliminaries |
| GROUNDWORK | Preliminaries. |
| INTROS | Preliminaries |
| TRIALS | Track preliminaries |
| HEATS | Meet preliminaries |
| DARES | Salaam preliminaries |
| CREDITS | Movie preliminaries |
| PREFACES | Literary preliminaries |
| HEATS | Track meet preliminaries. |
| INTROS | Preliminaries of jazz pieces |
| HEATS | Preliminaries at a track meet |
