| GIFTWRAPS | Prepares for the present moment? (2 wds.) |
| INSTANT | For the present moment, it's a Northern tan that's required |
| WRAP | Prepare for the present day? |
| LIT | In 1937 broadcaster Lt-Commander Thomas Woodroofe didn't mean to impugn the sobriety of the Navy when he said, "At the present moment, the whole Fleet's ... up" |
| LITUP | In 1937 broadcaster Lt.-Commander Thomas Woodroofe didn't mean to impugn the sobriety of the Navy when he said, "At the present moment, the whole Fleet's ..." (3,2) |
| FLEET | "At the present moment, the whole ____'s lit up. When I say 'lit up' I mean lit up by fairy lamps" (Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Woodrooffe, in a notorious radio broadcast) |
| SOFAR | Up until the present moment (2,3) |
| NOW | The present moment |
| AGO | Before the present moment |
| ASOFNOW | Expression meaning 'from the present moment' (2,2,3) |
| MINDFUL | Consciously focused on the present moment |
| TOTHISDAY | Add what belongs to him, father, yes, up to and including the present moment |
| RESETS | Prepares for the next turn in the alley |
| HERETIC | Present moment more than enough for victim of Inquisition? |
| SHOPS | Prepares for the holidays |
| GRITSONESTEETH | Prepares for the worst |
| SADDLESUP | Prepares for the cattle drive |
| POSES | Prepares for the snap, say |
| FATTENS | Prepares for the state fair, say |
| DRAMATISES | Prepares for the stage, funny mad satires (10) |
