| STEAMS | Moves may result in mate perhaps on board |
| HEARTBEAT | Soul mate perhaps on strike is a lifesaver (9) |
| MALEVOLENT | Bad move may entail losing one and taking on apprentice (10) |
| GOTTEN | Tent, replaced after move, may be acquired in America (6) |
| MADAMEBOVARY | Capturing rook, a bad move may somehow work |
| CHESSMAN | One in position on board to help mate, perhaps (8) |
| TIMETABLE | A few hours perhaps on board according to the programme (9) |
| BISHOPSMOVE | Change of see perhaps on board (7,4) |
| SILLYASS | Bertie Wooster perhaps on board ship bungled? I'll say! (5,3) |
| DOMINATE | Prevail over one, do, in getting in mate (8) |
| PERSONALAD | Appeal for mate perhaps through healthy food catching on (8,2) |
| ENDGAME | Lead-in to a mate, perhaps |
| CHINA | One's kept in check by knight that's advanced, resulting in mate (5) |
| SPOUSE | Thus take advantage of capturing pawn, resulting in mate (6) |
| CRONY | Rabbit taking rook, resulting in mate |
| PREDOMINATE | Groom roped in mate to be best man? (11) |
| ERR | Make a mistake, ending in mate by bishop |
| PAL | Using pawns pointlessly will end in mate (3) |
| ONO | Lennon's bed-in mate |
| TETHER | Rope in mate, the roofer (6) |
