| BOARD | Flat surface upon which to play draughts or snakes and ladders (5) |
| BOARDS | Surfaces in various forms upon which to play draughts or ludo or write upon with chalk (6) |
| DOORS | Ways to get into Ludo or Snakes and Ladders |
| TOUCHPAD | In computing, a device with a flat surface upon which the finger can be moved to control the cursor on the screen (8) |
| TOKENS | General word for playing pieces used in board games such as ludo, Monopoly or snakes and ladders; or, gift vouchers exchanged for books (6) |
| DAUGHTERSINLAW | Play draughts with energy in US city with relatives (9-2-3) |
| SCREEN | Surface upon which to view movies or slide projections; films collectively; or, a piece of white apparatus used in cricket (6) |
| INDIA | Country from which snakes and ladders and chess originate whose native animal species include the blue peafowl, Bengal tiger and Asian elephant (5) |
| STAGE | Surface upon which an actor treads the boards (5) |
| ADDER | One of the snakes in snakes and ladders (5) |
| FLOOR | Surface upon which one walks (5) |
| CARDS | With which to play snap or patience, perhaps (5) |
| SWILL | A large draught or gulp of ale; cheap/inferior alcohol; kitchen slop fed to pigs; or, any liquid mess (5) |
| FORKS | Bifurcations in rivers, roads or snakes' tongues; tools for lifting hay; or, utensils used with spoons when waiting in the silver-service style (5) |
| FIELD | On which to play if led astray? (5) |
| ORGAN | On which to play a vital part? (5) |
| LARGO | Key in which to play music slowly? (5) |
| LYRES | On which to play some lovely restful music (5) |
| PITCH | Place on which to play sport? Some stop it changing (5) |
| TEMPO | Speed at which to play a piece of music |
