| BOX | Shrub sometimes clipped into a ball or a spiral; or, a container for a hat, chocolates or a pair of shoes (3) |
| BAY | Tree with leaves used in cookery or clipped into a ball shape; or, a brown horse with black points (3) |
| AGGLOMERATES | Makes into a ball, or collects into a mass (12) |
| WHIRL | Rapid secession of social events; or, a spiral-shaped biscuit or a sweet such as a hazelnut in chocolate (5) |
| RINGLET | British butterfly or a spiral curl of hair (7) |
| PERIWINKLE | Plant known as creeping myrtle, whose genus name, Vinca, means "bind"; the blue colour of its flowers; or, a spiral-shelled sea snail (10) |
| TAKE | A scene or version of a shot filmed at one time; a sequence of recorded music; a capture of a chess piece; a catch of a ball; or, a quantity of copy given to a compositor (4) |
| CATCH | From "chase", a word meaning capture, grasp, seize or take, as in a ball or a cold; or, a clasp, clip, hasp, latch or anything that fastens or holds (5) |
| SHY | A gibe or a sneer; an attempt; a fling at a fairground coconut; a toss of a shiny ball; or, a sudden swerving aside of a horse or recoil of a veritable willyard wallflower (3) |
| CHECKEDSWING | Partial motion by a batter that may be ruled either a ball or a strike: 2 wds. |
| LACROSSE | A team sport played with sticks and a ball - or a hybrid grape cultivar (8) |
| SAMBA | One man's name for a bit of a ball, or a dance (5) |
| STROKE | A rub or smooth with one's hand; a blow or hit of something such as a golf/tennis ball; or, a linear mark made with a paintbrush or a pen (6) |
| SLOG | A wild hit of a cricket ball; or, a strenuous effort, graft, grind or haul (4) |
| COURT | Place where justice, love/romance, a monarch, a patio supper of bouillon, a tennis ball or a writ is served (5) |
| BREAK | A pause for rest or refreshment; a fracture; the start of a horse race; the opening shot in snooker that scatters the balls; or, a golden opportunity (5) |
| HOLE | Feature of a bowling ball or a straw |
| THUMBHOLE | Feature of a bowling ball or a recorder |
| CORE | Center of a golf ball or a pear |
| LUCILLE | A famous Ball or a famous guitar |
