Possible Clues:

• With ball, a playground free for all
• Group of crows (... first 3)
• A ____ of crows
• Group of crows
• A crime to send back racehorse
• Nightmare as revolutionary spirit rises
• Play the bongos again, possibly requiring backing to produce hit
• Put half your money to begin with on red, returning to make a killing
• Killing crows
• Kill lots of black birds