| THEACES | Bag singles from the pack to gain the advantage (4,3,3,4) |
| HOLDALL | Bag singles from the pack to gain the advantage (4,3,3,4) |
| SPADES | They're chaotically passed from the pack to play... (6) |
| ALLINEED | Title shared by singles from the Temptations, Jack Wagner, Radiohead, and Air |
| EDGE | Move to one side to gain the advantage (4) |
| FLIGHTDECK | Escape the pack to where the controls are (6,4) |
| WINDOWDRESSING | Favourable presentation to gain the stock index some covering for wounds (6,8) |
| WHITNEYHOUSTON | Singer with seven consecutive #1 singles from Saving All My Love for You to Where Do Broken Hearts Go: 2 wds. |
| SURRENDER | Need us to gain the 3Rs in order to yield to it (9) |
| INTERESTED | Concerned to gain the attention of the editor? (10) |
| FAINTHEART | Glad to gain the skill, being timorous (5,5) |
| WOOS | Tries to gain the love of (4) |
| COURT | Try to gain the favour of a tribunal |
| PREVAIL | Left a viper managing to gain the upper hand (7) |
| COURTED | Attempted to gain the love of someone; wooed. (7) |
| AWARE | Knowing there will be a fight to gain the point (5) |
| TURNTHETABLES | Manipulate boards to gain the ascendancy |
| MINDGAME | Psychological ploy to gain the upper hand |
| HEIR | He stands to gain the sound of a melody (4) |
| ALTITUDES | Suit dealt out to gain the heights (9) |
