| KNIGHT | Call a chess piece 'sir' (6) |
| BISHOP | A chess piece that can be moved diagonally across a board (6) |
| ROOKIE | A chess piece that is a trainee soldier |
| BROOKE | English poet could be holding a chess piece (6) |
| BIKING | Purchase a chess piece reportedly while cycling (6) |
| PAWNED | Pledged a chess piece to early education |
| CASTLE | Nathan Fillion crime drama with a chess piece as its name |
| IRKING | Synonym for "annoying" whose last four letters spell a chess piece |
| TAKE | A scene or version of a shot filmed at one time; a sequence of recorded music; a capture of a chess piece; a catch of a ball; or, a quantity of copy given to a compositor (4) |
| MAN | An adult male as opposed to a female; a vassal; a husband; a chess piece; or, human beings collectively (3) |
| MANORHOUSE | Choice of a chess piece or a Monopoly piece? |
| KING | A crowned draughts piece: or, a chess piece used in castling (4) |
| ROOK | One of a "building", "parliament" or "storytelling" of crow-like passerine birds; or, a chess piece moved in the same turn as a king when castling (4) |
| ACROSSTHEBOARD | How a chess piece moves in blanket? (6-3-5) |
| MANSION | A castle is a chess piece; denial is preposterous (7) |
| SPAWN | Produce a large number for old Bob with a chess piece (5) |
| WHITE | Colour of a cue ball in snooker or a chess piece that starts play (5) |
| MARCH | Military-style walk; move made by a chess piece; or, a border, such as one between England and Wales (5) |
| ENPRISE | Of a chess piece, undefended and liable to be captured without risk to the taking piece (2,5) |
| QUEENSIZE | Dimensions for a bed, or for a chess piece? (5-4) |
