Related Clues:

• The deadlock that results when one's spouse is no longer fresh.
• On board, the end of it is a Prague housewife, by the sound of it
• Sounds as if a Prague spouse might finish the game on board
• You'll get no progress without a fresh partner, it appears
• That's the end of the game for the spouse from Prague, by the sound of it (9)
• This one may get stuck with a spouse that's no longer fresh
• He might have a drink on board
• A friend on board
• The end of the game on board comes at the end of 27 across
• By the sound of it, a Prague housewife finishes the game on board
• You have to play on board so to win a spouse from Prague
• There's no end of it when your spouse is no longer fresh
• That's not end of wanting a fresh spouse
• Not a new wife and not able to make a move
• A Slovak spouse, by the sound of it, puts an end to the game on board