1. The following phrases conceal the same word with its letters in consecutive, but scrambled, order. Can you spot it?

TEAR GAS
FORGE AHEAD
FIVE STAR GENERAL

2. The following phrases conceal related words. Can you spot them?

UP AND ABOUT
HEADING OFF
SEARCH AREA

3. The following phrases conceal the words of a famous man. Can you spot them?

VENISON STEAK
DIVIDING BY TWO
IN THE VICINITY

Answers:

1. The hidden word is GEAR:

tEAR Gas
foRGE Ahead
five stAR GEneral

2. Hidden in each phrase is the name of an animal:

uP AND About
heaDING Off
searcH AREa

3. The phrases conceal Caesar's famous boast:

VENIson steak
diVIDIing by two
in the VICInity - - - VENI, VIDI, VICI
                                  (I came, I saw, I conquered) 

Credits:
1. Roland Huget
    LA Times Crossword
    February 19, 2020
    GEAR SHIFTS

2. Bruce Haight
    LA Times Crossword
    February 20, 2020

3. John R. O'Brien 
    LA Times Crossword
    February 17, 2020