| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STEELS | Prepares (oneself), as for a shock |
| BRACED | Got (oneself) ready, as for a shock |
| STEELS | Prepares (oneself), as for combat |
| BRACES | Prepares for a crash, with "oneself" |
| BRACED | Set, as for a shock |
| PRIMES | Prepares, as a surface for painting |
| PRECOOKS | Prepares for later use, as a meal |
| DEICES | Prepares for a winter takeoff, as plane wings |
| preparative | something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else |
| preparatives | PREPARATIVE, something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else |
