| CARDTABLE | Spooner's wire covered by pitch where hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds are used. (4,5) |
| ACES | Single-spot hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds |
| DRYICE | Desiccated diamonds are used as refrigerant (3,3) |
| PIPECLEANER | Wire covered with tufts of wool (4-7) |
| SUITS | Clubs, spades, etc. |
| SCYLLAAND | With any call wrong in spades and diamonds, cautious bids possibly leading to dangerous double (6,3,9) |
| BALLTHREE | Pitch where one more such pitch would mean a walk: 2 wds. |
| SALESTALK | Pitch where drinks are taken through a straw (5,4) |
| TENACROSS | Dismantle crane blocking pitch where you are |
| ISLINGTON | Someone other than me about to tour pitch where Arsenal play |
| TOMBSTONE | Resting places by pitch for those names no longer in the game perhaps (9) |
| THROWAWAY | Bin taken from pitch where visiting team plays |
| SCRAMBLED | Went on and on after spades and clubs mixed up |
| PINOCHLES | Queen of spades and jack of diamonds melds |
| SNOWGOOSE | Bird presently standing between spades and tailor's iron |
| WAISTCOAT | Delay, holding spades, and cover part of suit |
| STOCKINGS | Storing spades and hose (9) |
| BLACKICE | Colour of spades and diamonds that's hard to see in winter (5,3) |
| ILLSTARRED | The lead is mine, as hearts and diamonds are unlucky |
| SCHOOL | Teach card game with hearts, clubs and spades turned over (6) |
