| PLAYINGCARDS | Set of paper rectangles that are numbered or illustrated (or both) and are used for playing games (as well as for education, for divination, and for conjuring, among other uses). Rummy, poker, euchre, |
| REAM | Kingdom losing large set of paper (4) |
| PATTERNS | Sets of paper templates used by dressmakers or tailors (8) |
| SPORT | "And let us now both - and play;/Hang sorrow! Let's cast care away!" (5) |
| NOR | Both : and :: neither : ___ |
| CHAPTER | A main division of a book, usually numbered or titled (7) |
| ADS | Paper rectangles |
| DECIMAL | Numbered or based on 10 (7) |
| CARD | One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for |
| 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) |
| FLORILEGIUM | From "flower-gathering", a collection of blooms, either real or illustrated in a book; or, a literary anthology, garland or spicilege (11) |
| FLORA | Plant life collectively or a type of book in which it is identified, described and illustrated; or, the Roman goddess of spring and blossoming plants (5) |
| DOMINO | Small rectangular block marked with spots and used for playing games (6) |
| CARDS | Used for playing games or sending greetings (5) |
| ENDPAPER | An often marbled or illustrated leaf pasted to the inside board cover of a book, thus found at the beginning or conclusion of such a tome (8) |
| TABLE | Item covered in baize for card games; a cut diamond's topmost facet; or, a list of rivals in a league (5) |
| HOME | An area or "den" where a player is safe from attack in games; a sanctuary for rescued cats/dogs; the inner table in backgammon; or, one's abode, birth country or family seat (4) |
| BOW | Made of wood and horsehair, this implement is used for playing the cello or violin |
| BESTIARY | An often illustrated or illuminated medieval compendium or treatise describing real and fabled animals (8) |
| CONSOLES | Games ___ , electronic devices used for playing computer games on a TV screen (8) |
