| ROOK | Chess piece often given a relative value of five points, a pawn being worth one |
| RATIO | Relative value of speaking without extremes (5) |
| EXCHANGERATE | Assess support for dialogue on the relative value of money |
| KNIGHT | Chess piece often referred to as a "horse" |
| PAWN | First moved chess piece, often |
| HIGHVALUE | Raised rejection of Brussels facilities as being worth a lot (4,5) |
| REAMS | Amounts of sheets of paper, each amount being worth 20 quires (5) |
| CROWN | What old coin had a value of five shillings? (5) |
| LOCUS | From "place", the site or scene of any happening or crime; the position of a gene on a chromosome; a set of mathematical points; a passage in writing; or, whereabouts generally (5) |
| EARLOBE | Personal extension often given a ring that is put through or hangs on (7) |
| TAKENONBOARD | It's accepted chess pieces often are (5, 2, 5) |
| PAWNS | Chess pieces often moved first |
| SCALE | This is used for balancing a system of relative values (5) |
| PEGBOARD | Flat piece, often of wood, with a pattern of holes for inserting hooks or pins (8) |
| TEN | Point value of "five" in Scrabble |
| EDAM | It's often given a red coat |
| SCANDAL | Disgraceful event often given a "gate" suffix (7) |
| OREO | Sandwich often given a twist |
| STRAD | Strings often given a noble name |
| INTHEHAND | Cryptic hint, what with bird being worth double here? (2,3,4) |
