Related Clues:

• Readies, in a way
• Adjusts, as an engine
• Gets ready to play
• Brings into pitch
• Readies for a game
• Preps pregame
• Chills out with a mulled drink?
• Gets the pitch in good order
• Tweaks on the fiddle?
• Feels more animated with guns mounted
• What 14-Across does before the game (2 words)