| COURTS | Areas on which to play tennis, squash or fives (6) |
| RACQUETS | You need these to play tennis, squash or badminton |
| BOARD | The household, palace and retinue of a sovereign; a patio; or, a clay area on which to play tennis (5) |
| PLOT | Area on which to grow vegetables or to build; or, a novel's storyline (4) |
| FAIRWAYS | Areas on which golf balls are supposed to proceed (8) |
| STEREO | Spinster missing turn at end of queue gets old thing on which to play music (6) |
| SMOOTH | Word meaning to crush, squash or squish into pulp or a flat shape; or, to paint softly, to create a light finish (6) |
| BOARDS | Surfaces in various forms upon which to play chess, draughts or ludo, surf waves, ride snow, write upon with chalk or "tread" on a stage (6) |
| DOLLOP | A shapeless mass something with which to play and work (6) |
| BOYISH | Youthful one entering club to play tennis match at last (6) |
| SERVED | Started to play tennis that was adequate? (6) |
| RACKET | Used to play tennis as a job (6) |
| TEAMED | Twinned up to play tennis, maybe |
| ALPACA | South American animals caught in areas on mountain (6) |
| STANDS | Seating areas on both sides of Station Islands (6) |
| ALLEYS | Passages heading off from cooking areas on board (6) |
| PLAZAS | Be idle, mostly, in quiet areas, on vacation in city squares (6) |
| GREENS | Putting areas on a golf course (6) |
| RALLY | Sequence of point-deciding to-and-fro shots in tennis, squash or badminton; mass gathering for a cause; or a form of motorsport (5) |
| SERVE | Action that puts a ball into play in tennis, squash or volleyball (5) |
