| LOSEPATIENCE | Fail to win card game -- become exasperated (4,8) |
| NAP | One likely to win card game |
| REDHOTPOKER | Bloom likely to win card game (3-3,5) |
| TEARONESHAIROUT | Become exasperated or distressed? (4,4,4,3) |
| GOSPARE | Leave dispute with ecstasy and become exasperated (2,5) |
| WATERUNDERTHEBRIDGE | Weather turned bad - game becomes forgotten event (5,5,3,6) |
| ANGERS | Scottish football team, after the start, becomes exasperated (6) |
| GAIN | Win card game holding ace (4) |
| LANDBRIDGE | Win card game in Panama? |
| HEARTS | "Lowest score wins" card game |
| LOSEHEART | Start to feel discouraged, fail to win a card (4,5) |
| LOSESPATIENCE | Fails to win at card game, so gets exasperated |
| CUTLOOSE | Prepare for card game, perhaps _ fail to win on round when free (3,5) |
| LOSE | Fail to win a game or contest (4) |
| GOHOME | Fail to win in an elimination game, in a saying |
| CLOSEDSHOP | College fail to win initial deal to store Unionist Covenant designed for the members only (6,4) |
| CLOSEUP | Fail to win in sporting contest: short-range shot needed (5-2) |
| LACTOSE | Sugar for performance, but fail to win outside (7) |
| LOOSE | Fail to win ___ nothing inside is approximate (5) |
| CLOSEON | Nearly fail to win, outflanked by Conservative |
