| Divorce law topics | 18 |
| Certain marital contracts, briefly | 34 |
| Asset-protection agreements | 27 |
| Agreements before the altar | 27 |
| Before surgery | 14 |
| Hospital holding area, for short | 32 |
| Hospital area | 13 |
| Before surgery, informally | 26 |
| Before surgery, briefly | 23 |
| Hospital area, informally | 25 |
| Med-tech specialty | 18 |
| Before making the cut? | 22 |
| Surgery forerunner | 18 |
| Prior to surgery | 16 |
| Prepping place | 14 |
| Patient place | 13 |
| Occurring before surgery, informally | 36 |
| Not yet under the knife | 23 |
| Like some trans people, briefly | 31 |
| Like some medical tests | 23 |
| Like some hospital procedures | 29 |
| Hospital status, informally | 27 |
| Hospital section, briefly | 25 |
| Hospital holding area, briefly | 30 |
| Hospital area for patients about to have surgery | 48 |
| Having not yet made the cut? | 28 |
| Designation for some transgendered people | 41 |
| Before the procedure, informally | 32 |
| Before the opening, say | 23 |
| Before surgery, in hosp. argot | 30 |
| Before surg. | 12 |
| Before one's big opening? | 29 |
| Before going under the knife | 28 |
| Like used cars | 14 |
| Like much eBay merchandise | 26 |
| Get ready, for short | 20 |
| Type of school | 14 |
| Make ready | 10 |
| Trial run | 9 |
| Ready for surgery | 17 |
| Get ready, briefly | 18 |
| Get ready for surgery | 21 |
| Make ready, for short | 21 |
| Make ready, briefly | 19 |
| Get ready, casually | 19 |
| Get ready, as for surgery | 25 |
| Scrub up, say | 13 |
| Ready oneself | 13 |
| Ready for the operating room | 28 |
| Get ready to operate on | 23 |
| Get ready for the OR | 20 |
| Word in some school names | 25 |
| Test ___ | 8 |
| Study (for) | 11 |
| Scrub up, e.g. | 14 |
| Lay the groundwork | 18 |
| Get ready, as for an operation | 30 |
| Get ready to perform surgery | 28 |
| Get ready to operate? | 21 |
| Get ready quickly? | 18 |
| Certain school, for short | 25 |
| Attend Exeter, e.g. | 19 |
| Attend Choate, e.g. | 19 |
| Attend Andover, e.g. | 20 |
| Ready, for short | 16 |
| Ready, briefly | 14 |
| Ready for the operating room, briefly | 37 |
| Plan ahead, for short | 21 |
| Medical ritual | 14 |
| Make ready, informally | 22 |
| Get-ready work | 14 |
| Get set, briefly | 16 |
| Get ready for an exam, for short | 32 |
| Certain school for short | 25 |
| Certain school | 14 |
| Attend Eton | 11 |
| Attend Andover or Exeter | 24 |
| Attend Andover | 14 |
| Attend a boarding school | 24 |
| Word after college or dealer | 28 |
| Warm up, for short | 18 |
| Trial run, in horse-racing lingo | 32 |
| Trial run, in horse racing | 26 |
| Trial run for a horse | 21 |
| Teacher's before-class work | 31 |
| Swot's milder kin | 21 |
| Study for a quiz | 16 |
| Some kitchen work, informally | 29 |
| Some kitchen work | 17 |
| Scrub down, as for surgery | 26 |
| School, for short | 17 |
| School like Groton | 18 |
| Sch. like Eton College | 22 |
| Sch. for a would-be Ivy Leaguer | 31 |
| SAT practice | 12 |
| SAT course, e.g. | 16 |
| Ready for use (Abbr.) | 21 |
| Ready for the OR | 16 |
| Ready for surgery, for short | 28 |
| Ready for an operation | 22 |