| BEATABOUTTHE | Refuse to speak directly ___ those who start the game do! (4,5,3,4) |
| BUSH | See 11ac, Refuse to speak directly __ those who start the game do! (4,5,3,4) |
| SURPRISEFIGHTERS | People who start arguments out of nowhere? |
| DRESSED | Got up without notice to speak directly to journalist |
| TRACE | Track down those who start to compete at speed (5) |
| RELAYRACES | Those who start such events never finish them (5,5) |
| RELAY | Those who start such a race never finish it |
| BEGINNERS | Those who start describing a certain kind of luck (9) |
| DARTS | In what game do players start with 501 points, then try to reduce to zero? (5) |
| OPENERS | Church keys, corkscrews or waiter's friends for removing corks or crowns from bottles; or, players who start the betting in card games |
| SNOWWHITE | Different twins who start to examine who's the fairest? |
| OPENER | The first in a series of events or games; a player who starts the betting or makes the first bid; or, a utensil for de-lidding a bottle or tin (6) |
| MEEK | The ___ (those who "shall inherit the Earth") |
| TRIBAL | Of the people who start travelling to Bali, possibly? (6) |
| OSTRACISE | Refuse to speak to or deal with |
| SUBBUTEO | In which game do you "flick to kick"? (8) |
| KEEPONESCOUNSEL | Retain barrister, but refuse to speak (4,4,7) |
| YAHWEH | Name so sacred that some refuse to speak it |
| BACCARAT | In what card game do players gamble against the banker? (8) |
| MAHJONG | In which game do you twitter the sparrows? (7) |
