| KAPUT | King and ace laid down, not in order (5) |
| KAFKA | Author putting King and Ace following King and Ace (5) |
| KARMA | King and Ace encapsulating power and fate |
| CARDS | Queen, king and ace, say (5) |
| KNAVE | Jack, King, Queen at last and ace bridge player secures victory (5) |
| AMISS | Area by skip is not in order (5) |
| RHINO | Nourish us but not in order, thick-skinned one! (5) |
| WORST | Protest low words not in order from 1 Dn 19Ac (6,5,4) |
| VISIT | After six it's not in order to call (5) |
| PUTON | Not up, not down, not true |
| JAPAN | Varnish jack and ace before card game's over (5) |
| METOO | Emotion not in order for this movement (2,3) |
| SUPER | Bridge player covering up queen and ace |
| ANTON | David Letterman and Ace Frehley drummer Fig |
| MESSY | Not in order |
| INERT | Turn upside down, not very still |
| KINGS | Playing cards between queens and aces |
| OUTOF | (& 20-down) Not in the correct sequence (3,2,5) |
| KENO | King and ace turned over in game of chance |
| PARKAVENUE | Upstart holding king and ace at end of game in upscale address (4,6) |
