| WEEKNIGHT | Small chess piece found between Wednesday and Thursday, for example (9) |
| DAYS | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (4) |
| MIDWEEK | Wednesday or Thursday, for example (7) |
| TENDERLOIN | Offer lino pieces found between the sirloin and ribs |
| THU | Day between Wednesday and Friday for short |
| THURSDAY | Day between Wednesday and Friday (8) |
| APARTMENT | Flat piece found by workers under a bit of timber (9) |
| PARTRIDGE | Piece found on crest of bird (9) |
| EXCHEQUER | Earlier game piece found in treasury (9) |
| PARCHMENT | Manuscript pieces found under church in passage (9) |
| ONEMOMENT | Bear with lost fish pieces found in books |
| RAISEDBOG | Lifted even, oblong pieces found in wetland habitat |
| NATHANIEL | Sheffield Wednesday and 2012-17 Chelsea midfielder (9,8) |
| AKPOSODJE | 2007-10 Sheffield Wednesday and 2011-12 Hibs forward (4,5) |
| KIERANLEE | 2008-12 Oldham, 2012-20 Sheffield Wednesday and 2021 -23 Bolton defender/ midfielder (6,3) |
| LUCASJOAO | Angola, Umraniyespor, 20152019 Sheffield Wednesday and 2019-2023 Reading forward (5,4) |
| QUEEN | A chess piece found in unique entertainment |
| KNIGHT | Chess piece found in Wartburg's 353? (6) |
| OVERLOOKING | Missing no more, chess piece found under toilet |
| PAWN | Small chess piece that can be promoted |
