| Makes ready |
PREPARES |
| Moves forwards purposefully |
ADVANCES |
| Nervous or excited uncertainty |
SUSPENSE |
| New participants in an activity |
NEOPHYTES |
| Not long ago |
RECENT |
| One places bets |
PUNTER |
| Physical training or exertion |
EXERCISE |
| Piece of floor covering |
RUG |
| Predatory canines |
WOLVES |
| Put the tennis ball in play |
SERVE |
| Resemblance in the sounds of words |
ASSONANCE |
| Say sorry |
APOLOGISE |
| Scattered about |
STREWN |
| Search for, gold perhaps |
PROSPECT |
| Set of interrelated parts |
SYSTEM |
| Simple, unadorned |
PLAIN |
| Strike lightly |
TAP |
| Travels on, a horse say |
RIDES |