| LONELYHEART | Card held by bridge player in need of a partner? |
| ELASTIC | Flexible line accepted by bridge-player in clubs to start with |
| SINNER | Tennis player in need of absolution? |
| DIRTYLINEMEN | Football players in need of a shower? |
| ENERVATEDSAINTS | New Orleans players in need of some pep? |
| TENACE | In bridge, whist etc, a pair of high cards ranking above and below a card held by an opponent, e.g. a jack and a king (6) |
| HEWITT | Card held by the beaten former Australian tennis star (6) |
| TREY | Card held by Burt Reynolds |
| DOUBLETON | Two cards of suit (and no more) held by bridge player |
| THESPIAN | The two of diamonds is held by bridge player |
| EASIEST | Most straightforward - that is Spades, held by bridge player |
| EASYMEAT | Agreement about money held by bridge player being an obvious target (4,4) |
| HAND | Member of a ship's crew; or, a set of cards held by a player (4) |
| HANDS | Sets of 13 cards held by players in bridge; pointers on the faces of clocks/ watches; or, the Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director 1986-91 (5) |
| CUTE | Winning division of cards by bridge player (4) |
| PETERSOUT | Card signal by bridge player mostly comes to nothing |
| WARCHEST | Money to pay for running bridge welcomed by bridge player |
| QUEENOFTHESOUTH | Card regularly held up by male bridge player in team (5,2,3,5) |
| AWESTRUCK | Amazed a bridge player in front of a packed crowd (9) |
| BRIDGEHAND | The cards held by one of the captain's men? (6,4) |
