| Sophisticated detection aircraft | 32 |
| Sky surveillance acronym | 24 |
| Recon aircraft | 14 |
| Radar-equipped plane | 20 |
| Radar system acronym | 20 |
| Modern surveillance tool | 24 |
| High-tech system on recon planes | 32 |
| High-tech spy plane acronym | 27 |
| Gulf war planes | 15 |
| Eyes-in-the-skies acronym | 25 |
| Detection aircraft | 18 |
| Desert Storm plane acronym | 26 |
| Boeing E-3 Sentry, e.g. | 23 |
| ___ plane (military craft) | 26 |
| ___ plane | 9 |
| Like gossiping tongues | 22 |
| Like a happy dog's tail | 27 |
| Like happy tails | 16 |
| Wagging | 7 |
| Moving happily to and fro | 25 |
| Like tongues on a talk show | 27 |
| Like tongues in a gabfest | 25 |
| Like tails in the dog park | 26 |
| Like many dogs' tails | 25 |
| Like gossips' tongues, often | 32 |
| Like an excited puppy's tail, old-style | 43 |
| Like a happy puppy's tail | 29 |
| Like a friendly dog's tail | 30 |
| Anticipate | 10 |
| Look for | 8 |
| Impend | 6 |
| Bide one's time | 19 |
| Watch for | 9 |
| Hang around for | 15 |
| Cool one's heels | 20 |
| Be patient for | 14 |
| Be ready for | 12 |
| Be in store for | 15 |
| Lie in store for | 16 |
| Stand by for | 12 |
| Mark time | 9 |
| Be expectant | 12 |
| Stand by | 8 |
| Anticipate, as an arrival | 25 |
| Be in store | 11 |
| Apt rhyme for "anticipate" | 36 |
| Lie ahead | 9 |
| Lie in ambush | 13 |
| Keep an eye out for | 19 |
| Expect eagerly | 14 |
| Sit up for | 10 |
| Look toward | 11 |
| Hope for | 8 |
| Hold on for | 11 |
| Hang out for | 12 |
| Watch and pray | 14 |
| To remain in abeyance | 21 |
| Stay for | 8 |
| Stand ready | 11 |
| Stand in a queue for, say | 25 |
| Remain ready for | 16 |
| Pray and watch for | 18 |
| Lie ahead for | 13 |
| Expect anon | 11 |
| Expect an arrival | 17 |
| Eagerly expect | 14 |
| Check the mailbox for | 21 |
| Bide one's time for | 23 |
| Be on pins and needles for | 26 |
| Are expecting | 13 |
| Looks for | 9 |
| Looks forward to | 16 |
| Anticipates | 11 |
| Is in store for | 15 |
| Stands by for | 13 |
| Watches for | 11 |
| Stands ready for | 16 |
| Is pending | 10 |
| Is in store | 11 |
| Is expecting | 12 |
| Lies in store for | 17 |
| Lies ahead | 10 |
| Is ready for | 12 |
| Is patient for | 14 |
| Is on ice | 9 |
| Hangs around for | 16 |
| Cognizant | 9 |
| Rouse | 5 |
| Hypnotist's command | 23 |
| Suffering from insomnia | 23 |
| Hardly oblivious | 16 |
| Out of dreamland | 16 |
| Rouse to action | 15 |
| No longer out | 13 |
| Not napping | 11 |
| Battling insomnia | 17 |
| With eyes open | 14 |
| Up and at it | 12 |
| Not nodding off | 15 |
| Not asleep | 10 |