| SNAFFLE | Simple bit for a bridle, often jointed and with D-rings (7) |
| BIT | Mouthpiece such as a snaffle for a bridle; the end of a soldering iron; a coin; or, a morsel to eat (3) |
| TEDDYBEAR | It was all Elvis wanted to be apparently, jointed and furry (5,4) |
| CULM | Stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses (4) |
| BLITHE | Born double-jointed and sprightly (6) |
| DIDEROT | Co-founder, with d'Alembert, of the 18th century Encyclopedie (7) |
| OTTAWAN | French duo who had a hit with D.I.S.C.O. in 1980 |
| ANDANTE | Replace one note with D in faulty 9 tempo (7) |
| RIDABLE | What horse should be, with a bridle properly arranged (7) |
| TEALEAF | Bit for a fortuneteller |
| ASTRIDE | Way to enter a bridle path, seated thus? |
| GAG | A joke or anecdote forming part of a comedian's act; a bit for a strong horse; a speech-muffling device; or, a closure imposed on a debate (3) |
| ROWEL | Word, from "little wheel" and sharing said root with "roulette", for a spur's spiky cog-like revolving disc; or, a flat ring on a bridle's bit (5) |
| TONEDEAF | Confusing a note with D, E and F, perhaps? (4-4) |
| THUMB | Tom -; folklore character; a type of bit for a horse; or, another name for bird's-foot trefoil (5) |
| ATOM | A tiny charged bit for a common cat |
| BYE | Greybeard going back a bit for a free run (3) |
| SETPIECE | Place a bit for a practiced move (3,5) |
| BLUE | A. A. Milne's nickname; colour of a waymarker indicating a bridle path; or, a ski run rated intermediate (4) |
| GREEKSALAD | Mediterranean dish of tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Kalamata olives and feta cheese seasoned with d |
