| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| stand | to wait in readiness; stand by |
| waits | WAIT, to remain in readiness |
| bide | to wait (to remain in readiness) |
| bided | BIDE, to wait (to remain in readiness) |
| bides | BIDE, to wait (to remain in readiness) |
| semiochemical | a chemical produced by an animal, eg in a scent gland, and used as a means of signalling its presence, readiness to mate etc |
| semiochemicals | SEMIOCHEMICAL, a chemical produced by an animal, eg in a scent gland, and used as a means of signalling its presence, readiness to mate etc |
| broodier | being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiology a broody hen |
