| FULLHOUSE | Poker hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair |
| FULL | - house; ranking above a flush, a poker hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair (4) |
| HOUSE | Poker hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair (4,5) |
| PAIRROYAL | Three of a kind, two of a kind, and a type of flush |
| FLUSH | Poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit |
| ROYALFLUSH | Poker hand consisting of Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 (5,5) |
| TRIPLET | It's a short step to allow for one of three of a kind (7) |
| YAHTZEE | Game with three of a kind and full house |
| TRIN | One of three of a kind |
| HAVEAHEARTOFGOLD | Be of a kind and generous nature (4,1,5,2,4) |
| TOO | Also a kind of shirt and a pair of spectacles (3) |
| WATERSKIING | And an aquatic activity involving a speedboat and a pair of runners (5-6) |
| SQUID | A fast-moving mollusc with a torpedo-shaped body and a pair of triangular tail fins (5) |
| VANESSA | Redgrave with an Oscar, a Tony and a pair of Emmys |
| CLUBSANDWICH | A food item often consisting of three slices of bread and two fillings, usually chicken and bacon (4,8) |
| ANGELA | ... a kind and beautiful female with a name |
| GOLD | Heart of ___ idiom that describes a kind and generous soul |
| POPPYSEED | *Bagel or dressing choice (in each starred answer, note three outer letters and a pair of inner ones!) |
| ABSTRUSE | Hidden muscles and a pair of triceps put to some purpose (8) |
| HALFPINT | Creature with short legs and a pair of gills? (4-4) |
