| AVOIDS | As holding no hearts, say, passes (6) |
| CABARET | Tom, say, passes round empty nightclub |
| DRACONIC | Cruel, cold one with no heart, say - totally reactionary (8) |
| DRACONIAN | Cruel in North America, one with no heart, say, turning up |
| WINTRY | Hostile, flexible and strong holding no trumps (6) |
| ODIOUS | Noisome and discordant duo is holding no score (6) |
| PENNON | Founder of colony holding no flag (6) |
| IFONLY | Wishful thinking as, holding on, flight (2,4) |
| ORGANS | Hearts, say, played on in churches (6) |
| IDCARD | The princess returns with Queen of Hearts, say, to prove who she is (2,4) |
| SENECA | No longer nurse a lonely heart, say, if looking up old dramatist |
| HEROIC | Earning a Purple Heart, say |
| DOWN | "No tears and no hearts breakin', no remorse/Oh congratulations, this is your ___ ___". 1976 (7-7) |
| HAITIAN | "No tears and no hearts breakin', no remorse/Oh congratulations, this is your ___ ___". 1976 (7-7) |
| DIVORCE | "No tears and no hearts breakin', no remorse/oh congratulations, this is your ___ ", 1976 (7-7) |
| REDHANDED | How one is caught holding no black cards? (3-6) |
| LIAISON | Union as holding one in celebrity (7) |
| ALERTNESS | State of vigilance as holding pattern relents (9) |
| ROSSINI | Chaplain is sorry as holding composer back (7) |
| AIRKISS | A distanced gesture - as holding in anger is |
