| ROLEREVERSAL | A situation in which two people have chosen or been forced to exchange duties and responsibilities, so each is now doing what the other used to do (4,8) |
| WHEELBARROWRACE | Event in which two people have two hands and two feet on the ground |
| RUMP | Those few who stay on after the others have left or been forced out (4) |
| RADIO | Set of individual duties and responsibilities initially rejected (5) |
| ASSIGNMENT | Duties and responsibilities |
| WORKLOAD | Duties and responsibilities |
| LINEOFDUTY | Duties and responsibilities |
| CALLOFDUTY | Duties and responsibilities |
| EDEN | Where only two people have been |
| POWERSTRUGGLE | A situation in which two or more people or groups compete for control in a given sphere (5,8) |
| DUOPOLY | In economics, a situation in which two groups or organisations dominate commerce in one business market or commodity (7) |
| TUGOFWAR | A contest in which two people or teams pull opposite ends of a rope in an attempt to drag the opposition over a central line (3-2-3) |
| GAME | For years, people have had fun playing mancala, an ancient ___ in which two people move their beans from cup to cup carved into a wooden board |
| ODDS | Game in which two people dare each other to do a task |
| THRONE | From the Greek meaning "elevated seat", an episcopal, monarchal or papal chair, sometimes raised upon a dais; or, the duties and power ascribed to a king or queen (6) |
| COMMITTEE | A group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function (9) |
| CONKERS | Game in which two people engage in combat with horse chestnuts (7) |
| MEETCUTE | Scene in which two people might reach for the same tomato at a farmers market |
| PAIRS | A form of competitive skating in which two people skate together (5) |
| ARMWRESTLING | Contest of strength in which two people sit facing each other with one elbow resting on a table, clasping hands (3,9) |