| COMMONS | Chamber's beguiling invitations when heart's lost to maiden |
| SACRISTY | Hearts lost to Jesus in, for example, part of church (8) |
| BEAN | Where patient might go when heart's lost pulse (4) |
| STACCATO | Hearts lost twice - that coach's messed up direction to players (8) |
| CYST | Bladder and hearts lost in city street (4) |
| SMLNALAGRIOT | With hearts lost, never, say, turning nasty, showing contempt |
| TOTHEALTAR | Total heart lost when taken here? (2,3,5) |
| ONTHERIVER | In poker, when hearts are often broken* |
| FASCISM | Authoritarian rule of football administrators split when Hearts leaves (7) |
| FREE | Prefer when heart's broken to be unattached (4) |
| FALLINLOVE | Come a cropper when hearts are trumps? (4,2,4) |
| MOVER | One proposing to maiden and potential maiden? (5) |
| NEED | Want to make reference to maiden name at start of document |
| METEORIC | Spectacular ego, heart lost in the system (8) |
| DARING | Guts, or heart lost in loved one (6) |
| DULY | With spirit lacking, heart lost at the expected time (4) |
| TASTE | Johnny Cash lamented, "The ... of love is sweet; When hearts like ours meet; I fell for you like a c |
| EMBANKMENT | Barrier to maiden getting to place of interest with workers in Alien (10) |
| HEAL | Remedy of blood in ER when heart's failing |
| ACES | What's "High" to Maiden on "Powerslave" |
