| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OFF | Not playing one's best |
| establishes | Ensure that one's remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit |
| establishing | Ensure that one's remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit |
| OFF | Not at one's best |
| ILL | Not at one's best |
| CUTCORNERS | Not do one's best |
| BGAME | Not one's best effort |
| LOW | Not at one's best |
| OFFDAY | When one's not at one's best |
| NOOSE | Not the best thing to have at the end of one's rope |
