| CHESTOFDRAWERS | Gent almost picked up prize in game a a piece of furniture (5,2,7) |
| ETUDE | Point duet out aA€A“ a piece of music |
| RULING | Umpire's decision in game - a catch in the deep? (6) |
| ENIGMA | Lack of order in game a" it may be difficult to solve (6) |
| BACCARAT | Gambler said to take most of prize in game of cards |
| SPLITSECOND | Share runner-up's prize in an instant (5,6) |
| ALGAE | A bird of prey almost picked up fish food? |
| NEWPOTATO | We picked up prize brought in by international group for tuber (3,6) |
| LISBOA | QC almost picked up scarf in foreign city (6) |
| HOME | An area or "den" where a player is safe from attack in games; a sanctuary for rescued cats/dogs; the inner table in backgammon; or, one's abode, birth country or family seat (4) |
| KULFI | By lucky chance almost picked up one Indian dessert |
| WATERLOOBRIDGE | Lawrence initially appearing in War Games, a classic British film |
| REWARD | Say artist picked up prize (6) |
| NITS | Eggs with awful smell almost picked up |
| WINK | A nictate indicating a greeting, joke, secret etc; a counter flicked with a squidger in a game; a nap; an instant; or, a flash of a headlight (4) |
| TROPHY | Ancient city grasping a way of buying up prize |
| DRAWER | Bring up prize money in compartment in desk (6) |
| PUTT | Old word for a bumpkin or a greenhorn; a nap-like card game; a hurl or throw of a stone or a weight; or, a gentle stroke to roll a golf ball across the green, ideally into the hole (4) |
| SLEIGHTOFHAND | Transport gent, almost worker, with deftness (7,2,4) |
| DOMINO | Black-and-white piece with pips used in a traditional game; a bounty hunter depicted by Keira Knightley in a film; a Bond girl; or, cloak and mask worn as a masquerade costume (6) |
