| ENPRISE | French phrase used in chess, exposed to capture (2,5) |
| DOSIDOS | French phrase used to refer to something such as a book, carriage, seat, sofa or square-dance figure, in a "back-to-back" manner (3-1-3) |
| ENCLAIR | A French phrase used to denote a telegram or message is written in ordinary language, rather than in cipher/code (2,5) |
| HANGMAN | Darn piece used in chess game (7) |
| ADASTRA | Latin phrase used in mottos, meaning to the stars (2,5) |
| STICKUP | ___ ___ up! - phrase used in westerns to demand surrender (5,2) |
| STICKUM | ___ ___ up! - phrase used in westerns to demand surrender (5,2) |
| SLOGANS | Short catchy phrases used in advertising |
| ALAMODE | French phrase meaning "according to the fashion" that is also used to describe beef braised in red wine or pudding served with ice cream (1,2,4) |
| BONVOYAGE | A French phrase used to wish a traveller a pleasant journey (3,6) |
| ADJOURN | Heard in meetings and in court, What word comes from an Old French phrase meaning "to another day"? (7) |
| ENREGLE | French phrase meaning 'in due order' or 'according to regulations' (2,5) |
| ENMASSE | French phrase meaning 'in a group' or 'all together' (2,5) |
| ENGARDE | French phrase uttered at the beginning of a fencing bout (2,5) |
| FAUXPAS | French phrase meaning a gaffe or embarrassing blunder (4,3) |
| ELO | Physicist Arpad ____ devised the rating system used in chess |
| ESCARPMENT | Opponents criticise items used in chess gambit's ending as bluff (10) |
| ROOK | Swindle man used in chess (4) |
| PAWN | One of the pieces used in chess (4) |
| SUIJURIS | Latin phrase used in law to refer to someone as legally competent (3,5) |
