| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DEBUT | Player’s first game | |
| BACKGAMMON | Two-player board game | |
| OPENER | First player up | |
| WHITE | Chess player opening first | |
| FOREGAME | A first game; first plan. | |
| GOLF | Game of least fraud at first? | |
| PHEASANT | Game bird poor rustic eats head first | |
| CURLER | A player at the game called curling. | |