| TENACES | Ace-queen, king-jack, and the like |
| TENACE | Bridge holding such as ace-queen |
| JERKED | Pulled jack, queen, king and finally ace (diamonds) (6) |
| ABERRANT | Jack, Queen, King and Ace for no-trumps? That's devious (8) |
| CARDS | Queen, king and ace, say (5) |
| KNEEJERK | Instinctive and keen, playing to get jack-queen-king (4,4) |
| KNOBKERRIE | King, Jack, another king, queen then four of hearts laid by east holding "one club" (10) |
| TERROR | Revolutionary period taking head of the old Queen, King and heads of other royals |
| ERRONEOUS | Queen, King, ace - nothing above us? That's wrong (9) |
| PERKIER | More sprightly lord embracing queen, king and setter (7) |
| TOMAS | OLTL role for B&B'S Ted King (Jack) |
| RIPPER | Rain oddly masks King Jack? (6) |
| TED | B&B'S King (Jack) |
| ARMOURER | Arsenal boss has affair with queen, king admitted (8) |
| CLEOPATRA | Queen, King in palace to broadcast (9) |
| AESTHETE | Art lover consumed saving biblical queen king's abandoned |
| MONARCHY | Form of government that has a queen, king or emperor as head of state |
| GIANTKILLER | Someone like the hero in Jack and the Beanstalk? (5-6) |
| JONAH | "Veep" character nicknamed "Jack and the Giant Jackoff" and "The 60-Foot Virgin" |
| GIANTDODGER | Jack of "Jack and the Beanstalk," at times |
