| AQUALUNG | A match with no start gun, bats or breathing gear |
| CHURCHWEDDING | For those joining The Union in presence of Father of the Chapel, this won't appeal to mates going to a match with no faith (6,7) |
| ABUT | Join a boxing match with no ring (4) |
| DRAWN | Cricket match with no winner (5) |
| SPELL | Word with cold or breathing |
| SPACE | Word with parking or breathing |
| HICCUPS | Involuntary spasms known as myoclonic jerks said to be remedied by holding ones breath, sipping ice water or breathing into a paper bag (7) |
| ANNA | Girl can nag with no start or end (4) |
| IGNORE | Disregard sign with no start, or end of message |
| ARIA | Rope piece with no start or end (4) |
| CORE | Film music with no start or middle (4) |
| WING | A modified forelimb of a bat or a bird; or, something suggestive of this, such as an ala of a sycamore seed or a sail of a ship/windmill (4) |
| SATIE | A leading seaman had a match with a French composer (5) |
| GREATESTOFEASE | A match with new foe in '80s film - no problem at all with this (8,2,4) |
| CLOUD | A collective noun for a group of gnats, flies, bats or starlings (5) |
| FIVES | A ball game similar to squash but played with bats or the hands (5) |
| TIMHOWARD | American goalkeeper who set a World Cup record for most saves in a match, with 15 against Belgium in 2014 |
| GAMBLE | One is ready to play a match with an empty barrel, but it's a risk (6) |
| ROOST | Group of resting fowls or bats; or, a tidal race in Shetland and Orkney (5) |
| SNICKS | Word for small cuts or notches; sharp clicks; knots in thread or yarn; slight deflections off the edges of cricket bats; or, the balls so hit (6) |
