Makes ready, for short
The crossword clue "Makes ready, for short" is answered by PREPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PREPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PREPS answer page.
Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PREPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PREPS, most used first.
- Gets ready - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets ready, for short - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets ready, briefly - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Readies - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Readies for surgery - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Readies, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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