Crossword Clue:

to remain in readiness

AnswerCrossword Clue
AWAITTo remain in abeyance
STETSAllows to remain, in printing.
INERTIALTending to remain in a fixed condition.
URN"Thou," in the Keats lines "When old age shall this generation waste, - Thou shalt remain ... a friend to man"
TWICEThe Process of Elimination: In the answer to each starred clue, cross out any letter that appears ...; then read the letters that remain
MESSENTERPRISEReadiness to produce meals for G.I.'s?