| Text | Length |
| Ploy | 4 |
| Chess opening | 13 |
| Chess ploy | 10 |
| Chess word | 10 |
| Calculated risk | 15 |
| Steinitz or Danish | 18 |
| Sacrificial chess opening | 25 |
| Queen's ___ | 15 |
| Ploy; ruse | 10 |
| Opening ploy | 12 |
| Opening maneuver to gain advantage | 34 |
| Opening maneuver | 16 |
| Kasparov ploy | 13 |
| Kasparov concern | 16 |
| It may involve a sacrifice | 26 |
| Chess stratagem | 15 |
| Chess sacrifice | 15 |
| "X-Men" character originally from New Orleans | 55 |
| 1915 Harry Carey film, with "The" | 43 |
| Takes risks | 11 |
| Skip about | 10 |
| Lark about | 10 |
| Be frisky | 9 |
| Tiptoe through the tulips | 25 |
| Have a playful romp | 19 |
| Bridge bid | 10 |
| Word before plan or face | 24 |
| Othello, e.g. | 13 |
| Match part | 10 |
| Hearts, e.g. | 12 |
| Something to play | 17 |
| Willing to try | 14 |
| "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the ___" | 79 |
| Fan fare | 8 |
| Up for it | 9 |
| Spunky | 6 |
| Checkers or chess | 17 |
| Charades, e.g. | 14 |
| Curling or hurling | 18 |
| Willing to take part | 20 |
| Stadium event | 13 |
| Kind of preserve | 16 |
| Football, for one | 17 |
| Willing to play along | 21 |
| Ready for the challenge | 23 |
| Operation, e.g. | 15 |
| Monopoly, e.g. | 14 |
| Kind of warden | 14 |
| Hurling or curling | 18 |
| Hearts or darts | 15 |
| Gritty | 6 |
| Darts, e.g. | 11 |
| Clue or backgammon, e.g. | 24 |
| Baseball or tennis | 18 |
| World Series unit | 17 |
| Willing to try anything | 23 |
| Warden's charge | 19 |
| Twister, e.g. | 13 |
| Tournament component | 20 |
| Spades or hearts | 16 |
| Set component | 13 |
| Safari quarry | 13 |
| Pool or polo | 12 |
| Monopoly or hearts, e.g. | 24 |
| Monday night entertainment, in fall | 35 |
| Flirting facility | 17 |
| Darts or hearts | 15 |
| Cops and robbers, e.g. | 22 |
| Clue or Life | 12 |
| Chess or checkers | 17 |
| "Monday Night Football" feature | 41 |
| Word with park or plan | 22 |
| Willing to try it | 17 |
| Willing to participate | 22 |
| Willing to go along | 19 |
| Willing and able | 16 |
| Well-disposed | 13 |
| Waiting ___ | 11 |
| Up for something | 16 |
| Up for anything | 15 |
| Tiddlywinks or tag | 18 |
| Tag, for one | 12 |
| Tag, e.g. | 9 |
| Sorry, for one | 14 |
| Softball match-up | 17 |
| Skittle or potsy, e.g. | 22 |
| Scrabble, say | 13 |
| Risk or Clue | 12 |
| Reason for a tailgate party | 27 |
| Ready to try | 12 |
| Ready for adventure | 19 |
| Polo or parcheesi | 17 |
| Playful Queen album, with "The"? | 42 |
| Playful Queen album (with "The")? | 43 |
| Player's skill | 18 |
| Pictionary, e.g. | 16 |
| Part of GSN | 11 |
| Musical chairs, e.g. | 20 |
| Musical chairs or spin the bottle | 33 |
| Mitchell's "The Circle ______" | 45 |
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