| SCOREAGOAL | Lose a cargo, possibly, but win a point in a game (5,1,4) |
| SCORE | Win a point |
| ACE | It wins a point, and should win a trick |
| STATISTICS | In error, scientists drop two points but win at calculating results |
| GRASSSNAKE | Informant and sneak, possibly, but a harmless crawler (5,5) |
| MISOGYNIST | Missing toy, possibly, but I don't want a woman (10) |
| ARTICULATE | A cute trail, possibly, but well-constructed (10) |
| CLEANSWEEP | Nothing but wins (Abbr.) |
| INSTIGATOR | One of the originators, possibly, but no hero (10) |
| PRIMADONNA | Contralto possibly - but hard to please! (5,5) |
| DOUBLEFAULT | Two bad serves in a point in a game of tennis (6,5) |
| ATASTRETCH | Running, possibly, but with difficulty |
| INDEFINITE | Trendy diet fine, possibly, but ambiguous (10) |
| POSITION | One's mental attitude, point of view, social status or whereabouts; a yoga asana; a balletic foot stance; or, the configuration of pieces on a chessboard at any point in a game (8) |
| SCORED | Gained a point in a game |
| TIES | Matches point for point in a game |
| FIFTEEN | The first point in a game of tennis (7) |
| GOAL | It's worth a point in a soccer or hockey game |
| NODE | A point in a diagram or network in which lines intersect (4) |
| LAUGHLAST | Lose the battle but win the war, say |
