| NIM | Ancient game of obscure origin in which two players alternate in removing objects from different piles. The player who removes the last object wins. (3) |
| PELOTA | A ball game of Basque origin in which two players use basket-like rackets (6) |
| GADGET | A nautical/seaman's term of obscure origin that came to mean a small ingenious device or gismo (6) |
| BOXANDCOX | Two people who alternate in a place or job, but never meet (3,3,3) |
| SMOG | The bad atmosphere that alternates in some orgy (4) |
| BATTLEDORE | A hornbook; an old paddle for washing clothes etc; or, a racquet for striking a shuttlecock in an ancient game of the same name (10) |
| TAG | Primarily the ancient game of chase (3) |
| DARK | Obscure origin of Druidic ancient craft (4) |
| PIGIRON | Newly smelted metal made from phosphorus with obscure origin (3,4) |
| BACKGAMMON | Game in which two players move counters around points, trying to remove them from the board |
| MONKEYINTHEMIDDLE | Kids' game in which two players toss an object to keep it away from a third |
| XII | The first and only Super Bowl in which two players were named MVP |
| SHIATSU | A form of therapy of Japanese origin in which pressure is applied to the body using hands (7) |
| SOCIETY | Group of people of some obscure origins have base in large town... (7) |
| BHANGRA | Music style of South Asian origin in which Punjabi folk traditions are combined with Western pop (7) |
| KARAOKE | Entertainment of Japanese origin in which people sing over a prerecorded backing tape (7) |
| CHESS | Ancient game which originated in India and is now an international sport - Viswanathan Anand is the |
| THEFEW | Alluding to Winston Churchill's "Never in the field of human conflict" speech, name given to RAF pil |
| GO | Which ancient game uses a grid board with black and white counters? (2) |
| TINKERTAILORSOLDIERSPY | Rascal adapts ancient game without hesitation in book (6,6,7,3) |
