| STEPONIT | Hurry up! Play set point (4,2,2) |
| NEWBOLT | English poet best known for the line: "Play up! play up! and play the game!" (7) |
| DEADBALL | "And that's a foul! Play is paused, leading to a ... gala for high-society zombies?" |
| ANALEMMA | Astronomical diagram showing the sun's position in the sky as viewed from a set point at a set hour over the course of a year, shaped like a figure 8 (8) |
| CHEROKEE | OK, cheer set point for the brave (8) |
| NEPOTIST | Set point disputed by one rewarding cronies (8) |
| MIA | "Mamma ___!" (play based on ABBA's music) |
| HELLO | "___, Dolly!" (play starring Carol Channing) |
| RONDO | Take over! Play the music! (5) |
| NOSTRUM | No! Play it, however badly! It's my favourite remedy (7) |
| SPORT | Be a good one! Play it! (5) |
| HOOPLA | Yahoo! Play with a ring inside (6) |
| PATHETICFALLACY | Extravagant life! Play, act and chat... It's an illusion, literally! (8,7) |
| DEALER | Some leader! Plays cards in the casino! (6) |
| OPPORTUNITIES | Set point up - or I wasted chances (13) |
| STDENISMEDICAL | NBC comedy where the actor who played the Lion in "The Wiz Live!" plays an emergency physician: 3 wds. |
| HARDEN | Set point after fast runner nets backhand, finally (6) |
| ANGELS | A new set point, darlings! (6) |
| EAST | Ace brings about unlikely set point (4) |
| PAEDODONTIC | Concerning the first set point, odd ace is fantastic |
