| HAND | A bridge player or the cards they hold; one's style of penmanship; or, an index of an analogue timepiece (4) |
| ROUNDHANDS | Styles of penmanship from wearing mittens, by the looks of it (10) |
| HEART | Curvy shape often approximated by either two hands or an index finger and thumb |
| LIVERIES | They hold one's horses |
| FACE | Obverse of a coin; or, the dial of an analogue clock or watch (4) |
| ACES | The cards they hold in performance? (4) |
| ATHAND | Good Twitter handle for a bridge player or a palmist |
| HANDWRITING | Manuscript, as opposed to printing or typing; thus, one's individual style of said penmanship; or, the manner by which one may be recognised (11) |
| HAIRSTROKE | A very fine pilus-width line in calligraphy, penmanship or writing (4,6) |
| CAST | Players - or the pitch (4) |
| NIB | Point of penmanship? |
| ROUNCE | Handle for operating the bed of a hand printing-press; or, the card game "rams", related to loo and nap (6) |
| PARLIAMENT | Group of owls; legislative assembly; type of gingerbread; or, the card game "sevens" (10) |
| OCHO | Slangy 8 in lowball, or the card* |
| CPI | An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer. |
| ADSL | Type of fast internet connection on an analogue phone line, moving traffic quickly to the subscriber but with slower upload speed (4) |
| CANASTA | Players hugging a bridge player before a game of cards |
| SLIM | The chance a bridge player will return with an Italian man and Bond's boss (4) |
| NIKKEI | The ... Stock Average is an index of prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (6) |
| AWESTRUCK | Amazed a bridge player in front of a packed crowd (9) |
