| HARDCASH | Card-playing, gets into mess with money (4,4) |
| GESTATION | Playing, gets into a baby carriage (9) |
| USEDCARS | Card playing between functions with choice of bangers (4,4) |
| ECARTE | Old French casino card game with a 32-card playing pack (6) |
| MUCKABOUT | Greek character back out playing gets to act frivolously (4,5) |
| TEMPORISES | Speed of playing gets up, so one plays for time (10) |
| BUTTERSCOTCH | Sweet-talks cavalry leader into mess (12) |
| ORIGINATE | Start eating, or I get into mess (9) |
| STIRONESSTUMPS | Spurs into mess, Tottenham initially shocked: take action! |
| HARSH | Cruel Republican's heading into mess (5) |
| HASHISH | Hallucinogenic drug a chap’s smuggled into mess |
| CLEF | Staff member, when playing, gets one hundred and fifty, easy for starters (4) |
| GROUNDERS | ... a group of card-playing ballplayers, starring Matt Damon? |
| DONALDTRUMP | Card-playing real-estate developer? |
| OLDMAIDMARIAN | Robin's card-playing love? |
| UNORESTFORTHEWEARY | Tired folks' relaxing period of card-playing? |
| WHISTDRIVE | Organised card-playing event (5,5) |
| SWINE | Card-playing foursome has one in 14 (5) |
| IDEALISING | Claims made by card-playing chorister, wearing rose-tinted spectacles? |
| NEIGHBOUR | Card-playing can result in beggary for him |
