| EXTRATIME | Additional period of play in football or rugby in a tie or draw situation (5,4) |
| DRAW | Game or contest ending in a tie; or, a lottery or raffle (4) |
| HALFTIME | Interval in football or rugby (4-4) |
| CORNER | An angle; a hideaway; a type of free kick as a method of restarting play in football; or, a tight spot or jam (6) |
| ATSIXESANDSEVENS | A bigot retired with game of rugby in a mess (2,5,3,6) |
| SHOESTRINGCATCH | Spectacular play in football or baseball |
| DEADHEAT | Tie or draw (4,4) |
| STANDOFF | Tie or draw |
| BREAKDOWN | The period of play in rugby causes a mental health crisis? (5,4) |
| TOUCHLINE | Boundary on a football or rugby pitch (9) |
| SETPIECE | A start of play in football from a deadball situation, such as a corner or free-kick (3,5) |
| DIVE | A headlong descent into water; a faked knockout in boxing; a feigned trip or fall in football; or, from the sense "dart out of sight", a disreputable resort of drinking (4) |
| HALF | Period of play in football (4) |
| REASONS | Make right start to periods of play in football grounds (7) |
| STUD | Each one of a series of projections fixed to a football or rugby boot (4) |
| PITCH | Field of play for cricket, football or rugby; or, a street vendor's station (5) |
| STOPPAGETIME | Additional period of play |
| BOND | Chemical attraction; friendship; a tie or other affinity or connection; a duty; or, secret agent 007 (4) |
| SESSION | A period of play in cricket in which overs are played continuously until a formal break (7) |
| SET | Backdrop; a collection; kit; a period of play in darts/tennis; or, posture (3) |
