| PITCHES | Casts required for play, perhaps (7) |
| PITCH | Cast required for play, perhaps (5) |
| ADAPTED | Made work play, perhaps (7) |
| ADAPTER | He makes work play, perhaps (7) |
| MATINEE | Play, perhaps, in team transformed by European |
| ADAPTOR | He converts work into play perhaps |
| HUDDLED | Planned a play, perhaps |
| CALYPSO | Caribbean music company without plays, perhaps (7) |
| TOYSOLDIER | Military man in play, perhaps (3,7) |
| ILOVEDIT | Props for a play, perhaps? |
| ENTEREDTHESCENE | Came into play perhaps (7,3,5) |
| LOWERTHECURTAIN | End of the play, perhaps, scowlin' about the short one (5,3,7) |
| HALO | Prop at a Christmas play, perhaps |
| RAINS | Stops play, perhaps |
| MALEFACTOR | Man in play perhaps trapping female criminal (10) |
| ADAPTS | Makes work play, perhaps (6) |
| TUNES | Makes a set play, perhaps (5) |
| DRAMATIZE | Make work play, perhaps (9) |
| CEREAL | Have breakfast while listening to the play, perhaps (6) |
| IRONWORK | Press 'play' perhaps to see what blacksmith makes (8) |