Prepare for action
The crossword clue "Prepare for action" is answered by GIRD, a 4-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GIRD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GIRD answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- HITTHEDECK (3 uses in xd)
- CLEARTHEDECKS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GIRD
Every other clue in this collection answered by GIRD, most used first.
- Encircle - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Surround - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Encircle with a belt - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Encircle with a band - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Hem in - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
- ___ one's loins - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Bind with a belt - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Fortify - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Strengthen - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
- "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
- Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
- Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
- Look for - SEEK, used 172 times
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