| MAKINGREADY | Getting prepared for marking, a dye is put out (6,5) |
| INK | Colored fluid used for writing with a pen, for marking a rubber stamp |
| TAPE | A strip of some kind for marking a finish line, measuring, sticking etc (4) |
| HENNA | Tree of Asia and North Africa from whose leaves a dye is obtained (5) |
| CATASTROPHE | Teach a sport, getting prepared for final event |
| FRENCHCHALK | Soft compact talc used for marking cloth (6,5) |
| BIMILLENARY | Marking a long stretch away, having included lawyer's terms in email bust-up (11) |
| DECONTAMINATION | A condition meant getting prepared for removal of germs etc (15) |
| LAIDOUT | Hob needs help in getting prepared for burial (4,3) |
| WRAPPEDUP | Finished getting prepared for the cold |
| PEREGRINATION | Agree on trip in getting prepared for journey |
| MOBILISED | Phone about one's day getting prepared for service (9) |
| LEONARDODAVINCI | I drool in advance, getting prepared for this artist's work (8,2,5) |
| TRAINING | Getting prepared for contest etc (8) |
| ONSET | Start getting prepared for filming? (5) |
| CROUCHING | Getting prepared for spring (9) |
| BEACON | A signal fire on high ground; a hill suitable for such a blaze; or, a buoy or lighthouse marking a hazard such as a rock in navigable waters (6) |
| SALON | "Curl Up and Dye" is a punny name for one |
| DABBED | A printer's ball for inking blocks/plates by hand; or, a broad felt-tip pen for marking bingo cards (6) |
| DABBER | A printer's ball for inking blocks/plates by hand; or, a broad felt-tip pen for marking bingo cards (6) |
