| BOWLEGGED | Crooked take part in game of cricket, given encouragement |
| OLDIE | Classic line in game of cricket effective, at first (5) |
| PLAYSHARDTOGET | Takes part in games of hide-and-seek? (5,4,2,3) |
| EXTRAS | Runs, such as byes, in cricket given to the batting team but not scored by those in bat (6) |
| PLAYACT | Pretend to take part in game in front of a court (4,3) |
| GUANO | Ultimately daring adult to take part in game in which players have to pick up manure (5) |
| PLAY | Spend about a pound to take part in game (4) |
| PLAYGOER | Take part in game with extremely eager theatre attender |
| METHOUGHT | In old-fashioned way, I considered taking part in game, though tired |
| WICKET | Construction of three stumps and two bails in front of which a batsman stands in the game of cricket |
| POPULOUS | Excited about taking part in game with America that"ll be packed (8) |
| SPLAYED | Turned out and took part in game, having joined the seconds |
| PLAYED | Put on pitch, outside left took part in game |
| PLAYER | One taking part in game (6) |
| BRANDY | Drink to royal taking part in game (6) |
| LARKSPUR | Fool around, given encouragement in plant |
| MEGABUCKS | Stud taking part in games played with lots of money (9) |
| BAIL | Small wooden crosspiece that sits on top of a set of stumps in a game of cricket (4) |
| OVER | A set of six balls in a game of cricket (4) |
| PITCH | Area which is the centre of action in a game of cricket. (5) |
