| ORIGINATE | Begin famous NRL game then ate (9) |
| FLITTERED | Flew jerkily then ate, swallowing pups. (9) |
| OVERRULED | Disallowed remaining game, then went in front (9) |
| LOOSEHEAD | He plays rugby game, then he soaks in water and departs |
| SOLITAIRE | Game, so came down river (9) |
| HORSESHOE | It's thrown in game so he - or she - throws? |
| FEASTED | Ate nothing around the end of June, then ate a lot (7) |
| LAMBRUSCO | Wine, meat, game then whisky? Not half! |
| CRIBBING | Cheating in one game then another, nothing less |
| LOTTO | Race in one game, then another |
| SQUASH | Steamroll in game, then have drink (6) |
| UMPANDGRIND | Call a game, then moonlight at a coffee bar? |
| MONTEVERDI | One Italian who scored in game, then another |
| TIEPOLO | Italian who drew one game, then another (7) |
| IVANTHETERRIBLE | Russian butcher cooked then ate liver swallowing cut of meat (4,3,8) |
| BATED | Held breath at first then ate the last of the bread (5) |
| MOUSE | Secret agent plants bug during a rounders game, then runs away (6,5) |
| DANGER | Secret agent plants bug during a rounders game, then runs away (6,5) |
| AGELIMIT | Heartlessly let two into game, then told them they're too old |
| LOSESPATIENCE | Fails to win at card game, so gets exasperated |
