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Answer: spadework
Answer	Crossword Clue
SPADEWORK	Preliminaries
spadework	preparatory drudgery
spadework	Routine or difficult preparatory work

SPADEWORK	Preliminary data-gathering, say
SPADEWORK	Preparatory research
SPADEWORK	Preliminary drudgery
SPADEWORK	Preliminary preparation
SPADEWORK	Preparations
SPADEWORK	Preparation
SPADEWORK	Gathering of data as a project starts, perhaps
SPADEWORK	Preparation.

SPADEWORK	Initial effort.
SPADEWORK	Preliminary drudgery.
SPADEWORK	Preliminaries.
SPADEWORK	Preliminary labor.
SPADEWORK	Preliminary activity
SPADEWORK	Early preparation
SPADEWORK	Data gathering, perhaps

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.

Answer: spadework