| UNEATEN | Ever victorious without opening batsman being left on the plate (7) |
| WEAPON | Wild ape was victorious without spear, say (6) |
| PORTRAY | Depict one as being left on a beam of light (7) |
| SKIPPER | Do this to the tune of jelly on the plate for captain (7) |
| BLOCKER | Batsman being defensive, bowled at chest |
| MATTHEW | Former Queensland and Australian left-handed opening batsman (7,6) |
| LEDGE | At 50, you're on the brink of being left on the shelf (5) |
| RATHORE | Ex-India opening batsman Vikram ___ (7) |
| BADSHOW | Poor performance by opening batsman casts a shadow (3,4) |
| MATURE | Rue being left on the floor despite being fully developed? (6) |
| BOYCOTT | Geoffrey ---, Yorkshire and England opening batsman |
| COOKIESFORSANTA | VIP treats left on the plate on Christmas eve: 3 wds. |
| ESSAY | Fight over the last crumb left on the plate (5) |
| LIMBO | Going somewhere soon? It's hellish being left on the edge! (5) |
| PERIL | Danger of being left on the pier, maybe |
| GODOWNTHEDRAIN | Awfully good dinner ... what ... what will the sticky bits left on the plates do? (2,4,3,5) |
| DALI | "Eggs on the Plate Without the Plate" artist |
| DALIS | "Eggs on the Plate Without the Plate" and "Anthropomorphic Bread," for two |
| WILLOWPATTERN | Will almost be indebted to the design on the plate (6,7) |
| ENSLAVEMENT | Having no freedom, being left on footway with no parking |
