| PIPS | Hearts and diamonds |
| REDSUITS | Hearts and diamonds |
| SUITS | Hearts and diamonds |
| ACHED | Expert holding hearts and diamonds, suffered |
| RED | Like hearts and diamonds on playing cards |
| METHODISM | Tommies with hearts and diamonds converted to religion (9) |
| SHED | Discard from East, covered by spades, hearts and diamonds (4) |
| THRICE | Several times getting tips from tutor holding hearts and diamonds |
| ILLSTARRED | The lead is mine, as hearts and diamonds are unlucky |
| HOUND | Part of pack to turn alternately into hearts and diamonds |
| REDHANDED | How to be caught holding only hearts and diamonds (3-6) |
| BONES | 'Hearts and ___': 1983 song (and album) written and recorded by Paul Simon (5) |
| SOWAH | Lennard ..... , KS Cracovia and former Hamilton, Hearts and Portsmouth defender (5) |
| SARAH | ___ Parish, 8A's co-star in Hearts And Bones and Cutting It (5) |
| HOLDEN | Who played Louise in TV'S Hearts and Bones and Mia in Cutting It? (6,6) |
| AMANDA | Who played Louise in TV'S Hearts and Bones and Mia in Cutting It? (6,6) |
| EALINGCOMEDY | One of a series of films such as Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Lavender Hill Mob (6,6) |
| ACES | One of clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades (4) |
| JORDAN | 1973-82 Scotland, 1970-78 Leeds and 1978-81 Man United forward; 1990-93 Hearts and 1993-94 Stoke boss (3,6) |
| JOE | 1973-82 Scotland, 1970-78 Leeds and 1978-81 Man United forward; 1990-93 Hearts and 1993-94 Stoke boss (3,6) |