| SCRATCH | Handicap of zero in golf; poultry food; a fluke in billiards; or, a slang word for money (7) |
| EVENPAR | Zero in golf |
| ELBA | Actor Idris who voiced Fluke in "Finding Dory" |
| PAR | 0 in golf |
| GROMMET | A loop of rope; a metal ring lining an eyelet of the same name; or, a slang word for a young or novice skateboarder or surfer (7) |
| WAD | A bundle of hay or straw; a roll of banknotes; a large sum of said money; a mass of cotton wool, tow etc for packing or stuffing; or, a slang word for a bun, cake or sandwich (3) |
| EARNEST | Word for money paid in advance as a deposit or guarantee, hence a pledge, assurance or foretaste of what is to come; or, first-fruits (7) |
| DRAWERS | Chest of ___, furniture item - or a slang term for knickers! (7) |
| MOOLAHS | Slang word for moneys (7) |
| HOOTERS | Car horns or a slang term for noses (7) |
| BLOBBED | Dropped? Having made a score of zero in cricket (7) |
| PEEP | A group of (young) chickens; a feeble sound of a chick; a secret glance; or, a slang word for an eye (4) |
| MARKER | A beacon, buoy or other indicator; a thick felt-tip pen; a scorekeeper in billiards or squash; an attendance recorder; or, a counter in a game (6) |
| STIR | A commotion; a slight movement or sensation; or, a slang word for "jail" that is thought to be a shortening of the Romany for "prison" (4) |
| BASEHIT | One of zero, in a perfect game |
| CAROMED | In US billiards or pool, ricocheted |
| BULLSEYE | Centre or gold of a target; a dark lantern; a humbug-like sweet; an oculus; or, a slang word for £50 (5-3) |
| KIP | Unit of weight equal to 1000lb; 100 Laotian at; Scottish dialect for a pointed hill; or, a slang word for a bed, nap or lodging house (3) |
| COINAGE | Invention of word for money? |
| BLOB | A unit of mass equal to 12 slugs; a duck or score of zero in cricket; a dab or spot of colour; or, a globule (4) |
