| HANDPICKED | It's carefully chosen from the pack that's hidden away (4,6) |
| SETPIECE | It's carefully planned as part of the director's vision from peace reports (3,5) |
| RECHERCHE | Carefully chosen from her creche (9) |
| ACEOFCLUBS | Current rival keeps back one of those from the pack in black suit (3,2,5) |
| INAPPARENT | Popular download having a charge that's hidden? |
| OUTOFSIGHT | Old fellow beset by form of this gout that's hidden (3,2,5) |
| SELECT | Pick the ones already chosen from the south (6) |
| KOREA | Chosen from the pick, or easily discarded (5) |
| ELITE | Those chosen from the literary circle |
| OPTED | Chosen from the depot |
| KNAVE | One from the pack in the body of the church, one hears (5) |
| 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) |
| ACES | Four from the pack that can't be returned to the server (4) |
| LONER | One removed from the pack | Courtesy from an auto-repair shop | Hermit, say |
| ELECT | Chosen from among the lecturers (5) |
| PULLAHEAD | Break away from the pack |
| HEARTSURGEONS | From the pack, rush on inside to those setting up pacemakers (5,8) |
| ICEFLOE | One might drift from the pack, finding life with eco nuts |
| CALVE | Split from the pack, Liberal living like a troglodyte? |
