| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SPADEWORK | Preliminary data-gathering, say |
| preprocessing | Subject (data) to preliminary processing |
| preprocessed | Subject (data) to preliminary processing |
| preprocess | Subject (data) to preliminary processing |
| preprocesses | Subject (data) to preliminary processing |
| LEGWORK | Investigator's data gathering |
| SPADEWORK | Data gathering, perhaps |
| PRODUCTRESEARCH | Buyer's data gathering |
| FLYBY | Spacecraft's data-gathering maneuver |
| SPADEWORK | Gathering of data as a project starts, perhaps |
| USIA | Data-gathering org. integrated into the State Dept. in 1999 |
