| Text | Length |
| Whip up, as a meal | 18 |
| Set the stage | 13 |
| Make, as a meal | 15 |
| Get ready for | 13 |
| Ready ahead of time | 19 |
| Settle early | 12 |
| Settle beforehand | 17 |
| Remit in advance | 16 |
| Remit beforehand | 16 |
| Settle in advance | 17 |
| Put up front money | 18 |
| Put cash up front | 17 |
| Buy online, e.g. | 16 |
| Settles in advance | 18 |
| Settles beforehand | 18 |
| Buys on layaway | 15 |
| Avoids a bill | 13 |
| Advances money for | 18 |
| Private school teen | 19 |
| Andover type (Var.) | 19 |
| Andover type | 12 |
| Andover attendee | 16 |
| Polo shirt wearer | 17 |
| Ivy League-ish | 14 |
| Very Ivy-League | 15 |
| Private school-ish | 18 |
| Like J.Crew wares | 17 |
| Groton student | 14 |
| Readies for surgery | 19 |
| Scrubs for surgery | 18 |
| Readies, briefly | 16 |
| Crams for exams | 15 |
| Warms up, for short | 19 |
| Trains, informally | 18 |
| Studies, say | 12 |
| Readies, for short | 18 |
| Readies for the OR | 18 |
| Gets ready, briefly | 19 |
| Crams, maybe | 12 |
| Bones up, for short | 19 |
| Attends Deerfield | 17 |
| Tape in advance | 15 |
| Veep's superior | 19 |
| Chmn.'s cousin | 18 |
| Penn. Ave. resident | 19 |
| CEO of the USA | 14 |
| Big shot, for short | 19 |
| White House VIP | 15 |
| R.W.R., e.g. | 12 |
| P.M. counterpart | 16 |
| Mt. Rushmore figure | 19 |
| Motorcade VIP | 13 |
| J.F.K. was one | 14 |
| G.R.F. was one | 14 |
| G.H.W.B., e.g. | 14 |
| Firm head: Abbr. | 16 |
| Air Force One VIP | 17 |
| White House abbr. | 17 |
| W or O, e.g. | 12 |
| VP's boss | 13 |
| V.P.'s boss | 15 |
| V.I.P. at D.C. | 14 |
| U.S.A. leader | 13 |
| Top man in D.C. | 15 |
| Theodor White subj. | 19 |
| R.W.R. was one | 14 |
| R.W.R. is one | 13 |
| Part of POTUS | 13 |
| Nov. electee | 12 |
| Near, in Nice | 13 |
| Near, in France | 15 |
| L.B.J. or J.F.K. | 16 |
| J.F.K.or L.B.J. | 15 |
| J.F.K., for one | 15 |
| J.F.K. or Dubya | 15 |
| J.E.C.'s title | 18 |
| H.S.T. or R.M.N. | 16 |
| GWB, for one | 12 |
| G. W. was our first | 19 |
| Fraternity V.I.P. | 17 |
| Firm wheel: Abbr. | 17 |
| Firm boss: Abbr. | 16 |
| Feb. honoree | 12 |
| F.D.R. was one | 14 |
| F.D.R. or J.F.K. | 16 |
| F.D.R. or D.D.E. | 16 |
| Executive: Abbr. | 16 |
| D.D.E. or H.S.T. | 16 |
| D.C. heavyweight | 16 |
| Co. executive | 13 |
| Bush, e.g.: Abbr. | 17 |
| Bill C., formerly | 17 |
| Article II subj. | 16 |
| Ans. to a roll call | 19 |
| America's CINC | 18 |
| Be prophetic | 12 |
| Sibyl's forte | 17 |
| Delphic quality | 15 |
| Antedating physics? | 19 |
| Pick beforehand | 15 |
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