| OLDSTER | Midshipman, after discarding two hearts, holds the king |
| ASCOT | Which racecourse holds the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes? (5) |
| ACRE | Sacred Heart holds its ground (4) |
| EROTIC | Amorous heart holds it back (6) |
| TRUISM | Truman is inside after discarding an axiomatic statement (6) |
| EMPLOYEE | Host gains trick after discarding clubs in hand |
| HASBEEN | Old rock star, say, disrupting bash, noticed after discarding top (3-4) |
| PONCHO | After discarding uniform, repair pouch on a sleeveless garment (6) |
| TANGIBLE | Real edge to religious text after discarding introduction (8) |
| MELEE | Broil some leeks after discarding outer layers |
| APPEAR | Seem waste paper is crumpled after discarding stew (6) |
| OGRE | Monster squashing orange after discarding central portion (4) |
| ASONE | How two hearts beat in the U2 song: 2 wds. |
| BIDS | "One heart," "two hearts," "three hearts," etc. |
| IMAGINE | Fred Astaire suggested, "Just ... someone; Waiting at the cottage door; Where two hearts become one; |
| SINGLETHOUGHT | "Two souls with but a ___ ___, two hearts that beat as one:" John Keats (6,7) |
| NOSE | Advance cautiously, finishing in two hearts, vulnerable (4) |
| BID | Say "two hearts" in bridge, for example |
| HOLDHANDS | What partners do in bridge with two hearts in play? (4,5) |
| ONE | Two hearts that beat as ___ |
