| OUTSIDELEFT | In football, historically the No. 11 shirt would be worn by the player in this position |
| WINGER | A soccer player often wearing the number 7 or 11 shirt |
| ACEUPYOURSLEEVE | "___? Then that shirt would explain why we have only 51 cards" |
| TIARA | Which ornamental item might be worn by the Queen on a formal occasion? (5) |
| ONTHEBALL | The player in possession had his wits about him (2,3,4) |
| ROYALBLUE | Colour said to have received its name having been worn by the wife of George III (5,4) |
| FORWARD | Send on his letters to the player in attack (7) |
| GOALTENDER | Long-eared bats circling head of the player in net (10) |
| DRY | --- pot (side pot about to be created by the current bet that cannot be won by the player making the |
| MIDDLEBLIND | In lowball, chips put in by the player to the dealer's left* |
| WESLEY | The Netherlands' ... Barresi, at 39 years and 153 days, is the oldest player in this edition of the ODI World Cup. (6) |
| FINGERHOLE | An opening in a wind instrument that is closed by the player to modify pitch (10) |
| AQJ | Find out the shorthand used by the players especially in games like Bridge to denote holding a sequence of high-ranking cards of the same suit? (1,1,1) |
| ANTES | Gaming stakes put up before the deal in poker by the players (5) |
| RUNTOYOU | Song by Bryan Adams that reached No. 11 in the UK charts in 1985 (3,2,3) |
| IWANTYOU | Song by Savage Garden that reached No. 11 in the UK charts in 1997 (1,4,3) |
| PLUMDUFF | Historically, the fruit in this steamed pudding's name indicated the use of dried fruit like raisins (4,4) |
| MANTEAU | In the past, provided cover for most of the players in Man United? (7) |
| INDIANAPACER | *Hoosier NBA player (In this clue's answer, note letters 6-9) |
| PLUM | Brendan Cowell starred as a retired rugby player in this ABC series (4) |
