| A.M. beginning | 14 |
| A penny, sometimes | 18 |
| A penny, at times | 17 |
| A penny is a small one | 22 |
| A penny in a pot, perhaps | 25 |
| A hand-holder may build on this | 31 |
| A few poker chips, maybe | 24 |
| A few chips, say, in poker | 26 |
| A few bucks to start the pot, say | 33 |
| A couple of chips in the pot, say | 33 |
| A couple of chips in the pot, maybe | 35 |
| A chip, sometimes | 17 |
| A chip, at times | 16 |
| A chip or two to start with | 27 |
| "Give me a hand" | 26 |
| "Cough up," in poker | 30 |
| "___ up!" (game cry) | 30 |
| "__ up!": "Pay your share!" | 47 |
| ___-Christum | 12 |
| ___ up (pay one's share) | 28 |
| ___ meridiem (morning: Lat.) | 28 |
| Aardvark | 8 |
| Termite terror | 14 |
| Pangolin | 8 |
| Echidna or pangolin | 19 |
| Toothless mammal | 16 |
| Sticky-tongued nest raider | 26 |
| Sticky-tongued mammal | 21 |
| Red army's enemy? | 21 |
| Pangolin, for one | 17 |
| Pangolin, e.g. | 14 |
| Echidna | 7 |
| Black Flag alternative? | 23 |
| Welcome picnic guest? | 21 |
| UC Irvine mascot | 16 |
| Threat to tiny workers | 22 |
| Termite's terminus? | 23 |
| Termite's nemesis | 21 |
| Termite tormentor | 17 |
| Termite targeter | 16 |
| Termite nemesis | 15 |
| Termite clearer? | 16 |
| Tamandua | 8 |
| Sticky-tongued animal | 21 |
| Pointy-nosed animal | 19 |
| One with a deadly tongue | 24 |
| One sticking his nose in things | 31 |
| One may attack an army | 22 |
| One attacking a colony, maybe | 29 |
| One always sticking its nose in things | 38 |
| Mammal with a long snout | 24 |
| Lover of armies? | 16 |
| It has a long tongue | 20 |
| Insectivorous creature | 22 |
| Insect consumer | 15 |
| Hill invader | 12 |
| Feaster at a formicary | 22 |
| Diner on a hill | 15 |
| Colony-crashing creature | 24 |
| Big army fan? | 13 |
| Attacker of colonies | 20 |
| Animal with no teeth | 20 |
| Animal with a limited diet | 26 |
| Aardvark or pangolin | 20 |
| Predates | 8 |
| Goes before | 11 |
| Serves as prologue to | 21 |
| Happens before | 14 |
| Goes in front of | 16 |
| Goes before in time | 19 |
| Started a pot | 13 |
| Chipped in | 10 |
| Paid to play | 12 |
| Fed the kitty | 13 |
| Started the pot | 15 |
| Paid (up) | 9 |
| Fed the pot | 11 |
| Paid | 4 |
| Chipped in a chip | 17 |
| Started a poker pot | 19 |
| Paid, with "up" | 25 |
| Chipped in chips | 16 |
| Started a hand | 14 |
| Put in a stake | 14 |
| Paid up | 7 |
| Paid for a hand | 15 |
| Ponied up | 9 |
| Paid to play poker | 18 |
| Paid to hold hands? | 19 |
| Kicked in, as chips | 19 |
| Got into the game | 17 |
| Got in the game | 15 |
| Chipped in to get a hand | 24 |
| Tossed in a chip | 16 |
| Sweetened the pot | 17 |
| Staked | 6 |
| Said "I'm in," in effect | 38 |
| Put up, in a way | 16 |
| Pitched in, and got a hand | 26 |
| Fed the poker pot | 17 |