| MAIDENOVER | Girl with balls - but no scoring! (6,4) |
| LOVE | Desire, but no scoring when courting! (4) |
| MAIDENS | Girls: get more than one over without scoring! (7) |
| JUGGLER | He's handy with balls, but may use clubs |
| LOVEYDOVEY | No scoring with bird through the years, becoming sentimental |
| WORRYBEADS | Boy with drawers off toyed with balls (5,5) |
| BASICSKILL | See? I ski and juggle with balls - it's a key ability! (5,5) |
| JAYPHAROAH | Former SNL comedian who hosts the Fox game show The Quiz With Balls: 2 wds. |
| TURNOVER | Have a go with six balls, but get upset (4,4) |
| MAIDEN | She"ll help men out, but there's no scoring (6) |
| TOMBOLA | Cat doesn't quite have two connected balls, but is game (7) |
| DUCKS | No scoring? That's for the birds! (5) |
| INTOUCH | On the ball but out of bounds? (2,5) |
| ABLER | Increasingly on the ball, but for Beckenbauer holding line (5) |
| GOTOPOT | Attempt to pocket ball, but lose one's nerve? (2,2,3) |
| BILLIARDS | Game played with balls on table with pockets (9) |
| PBA | Grp. with balls and strikes |
| BOWLINGGALLEY | Medieval vessel with balls and pins? |
| KENO | Game with balls in a bubble |
| UNCLAD | Man with balls getting reduced notice being naked (6) |
