| GLEAMS | Sparkles at playing games on beginner (6) |
| PITCH | Black, sticky stuff suitable for playing games on (5) |
| INSULT | Ins and outs when taking on beginner: omit nothing and detail any disrespectful comment (6) |
| CHINESECHEQUERS | Catholic queen cherishes playing game on board (7,8) |
| OVUM | Egg on beginner against hesitation (4) |
| DEW | Anciently rooted to "smoke, haze", a word for the morning moisture, lawn sparkle at dawn or spider-web "bling" at sunrise deposited when the air reaches saturation point; early freshness; or, pearls o |
| UNDERLIE | Be the basis of foreign articles on beginners in lacrosse in Ely (8) |
| BERNIE | She's turned out to be better than Dev Alahan at playing golf in Corrie (6,6) |
| WINTER | She's turned out to be better than Dev Alahan at playing golf in Corrie (6,6) |
| RAGGED | Laughed at, playing the role of Cinderella? (6) |
| PEDATE | Games on a particular day could be footy (6) |
| DOGLEG | Finish first of games on hole that bends sharply (6) |
| FRAMES | Formulates a plan for games on the table (6) |
| DOMINO | Small, rectangular block marked with spots, used for playing games (6) |
| IMAGES | Icons of Italy playing games (6) |
| STROPS | Competitive games on the rise, leading to fits of bad temper (6) |
| LONDON | First city to have been named as host of the Olympic Games on three occasions (6) |
| RUSSKI | Former Soviet finds game's on satellite tv (6) |
| GOALIE | One who plays games on the net, say |
| QUESTS | Parts of many role-playing games |
