| IGOTID | '95 Pearl Jam "Merkin Ball" A-side |
| BLASTER | One whose job it is to blow things up with dynamite; a sci-fi laser gun, phaser or zapper; a powerful kick of a ball; a strengthening exercise; or, a sand-wedge, for launching a golf ball (7) |
| HOLE | An aperture, such as an animal's burrow, a cup in a green for a golf ball, a needle's eye or a potato in a sock (4) |
| DINK | Scots word for jimpy, neat or trim; a soft drop-shot of a tennis ball; a "double-income no kids" yuppie; or, in Australia, a lift or backie on a bike (4) |
| POMPOM | Word for a jewelled hair ornament on a long pin originally, later a woolly ball; a globular chrysanthemum or dahlia; an automatic quick-firing gun; or, the sound of its cannonade (6) |
| SLOG | A bash, clout or smite; a wallop of a cricket ball; a heavy trudge; or, toil (4) |
| STRANGELOVE | Doctor in the war room with president Merkin Muffley |
| PETERSELLERS | He played President Merkin Muffley in "Dr. Strangelove" |
| GENEROUSTOAFAULT | Like a line judge who allows a ball a few inches over the line? |
| BOUNCE | The "boingy" rebound of a ball; a jump on an inflatable castle; body or vitality in one's hair; swagger; or, the return of a dishonoured cheque (6) |
| PELLET | A little ball; a small rounded boss, mass or pill; a piece of shot or lightweight bullet; or, an owl's cast (6) |
| KISS | Word, essentially created to mimic the "smacking" sound of the lips, for a caress with la bouche; a gentle touch between passing snooker balls; a drop of sealing wax; the final "K" in a vintage letter |
| OAFISH | Like a fool, giving, with the ball, a catch (6) |
| PUTTS | Hits a golf ball a short distance |
| TEE | It gives a golf ball a lift |
| FOUL | Like a ball a |
| ERRS | Calls a ball a strike, say |
| DRIBBLE | Slaver to move the ball a little at a time (7) |
| ATE | Had a ball ... a meatball, that is |
| ATTENDANCE | Being there, have a ball a couple of hours before midnight? |
