| ACEIN | (and 6 Across) An advantage kept in reserve, perhaps ethical one, eh? (3,2,3,4) |
| POOL | A game reserve, perhaps (4) |
| STATION | & 6 across An estate vehicle in American parlance (7,5) |
| HEDGED | Was shifty with advantage kept by hard director (6) |
| BULLION | Investor number one set up gold reserves, perhaps |
| EDGE | Advantage kept by refined German (4) |
| ACEINTHEHOLE | Resource kept in reserve (poker term that has become part of general usage)* |
| SPARE | Word for an extra/duplicate kept in reserve in case of damage, loss etc, also used humorously to describe the brother of an heir (5) |
| STORED | Kept in reserve as the rest do in another way (6) |
| STORE | Stock laid up in a shop, kept in reserve (5) |
| SKATEONTHINICE | Fish, spare, kept in reserve outside, to be in a pickle? |
| CARDUPONES | Advantageous factor kept in reserve by a magician? (4,2,4,6) |
| SLEEVE | Advantageous factor kept in reserve by a magician? (4,2,4,6) |
| SYMMETRY | One of the oldest principles in architecture, reflection of shared forms, shapes or angles across an axis (8) |
| TRANSIT | In astronomy, the passage of a celestial body across an observer's meridian, used in timekeeping (7) |
| CANTICLE | Hymn in vernacular Latin kept in reserve |
| NATURE | The great outdoors is kept in reserve (6) |
| CARD | Item whose metaphorical concealment up one's sleeve pertains to a secret asset/plan kept in reserve until needed; a domino; a map; a meishi; or, a race programme (4) |
| STOCKS | Some shares kept in reserve (6) |
| IMMANENCE | Fellow amongst other fellows kept in reserve will have pervasive effect |