| ILLSTARRED | The lead is mine, as hearts and diamonds are unlucky |
| TORCHSONG | The number of people who are unlucky in love |
| BUMPS | What, if you are unlucky, you are given on your birthday (5) |
| UPTOSCRATCH | To pull out after being in the lead: is that good enough? |
| MALINGER | To swing the lead is normal in Germany, to a limited extent (8) |
| UNDERSTUDY | One who performs when the lead is unwell (10) |
| TWEE | Small model in the lead is excessively sweet (4) |
| DECREPIT | Academic achievement has no bearing in the mine as it is broken down (8) |
| CARDTABLE | Spooner's wire covered by pitch where hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds are used. (4,5) |
| SHIRLEYBASSEY | Who sang Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever? (7,6) |
| ENTICE | English books and diamonds are seductive (6) |
| LANAWOOD | "Peyton Place" and "Diamonds Are Forever" actress |
| THRESH | Beat as hearts during and after relaxing rest |
| EASE | The wild pansy (Viola tricolor) is also known as heart's ___ (4) |
| DIAMONDS | Suit that's the same colour as hearts |
| WATT | Inventor of an early copying press whose improved version of the Newcomen steam engine was used in Cornish mines as well as cotton, flour, iron and paper mills (4) |
| THEREFORE | Official will probe the output of mine as a result |
| SAMISEN | Three-stringed instrument of mine's as awkward as can be (7) |
| METHODISM | Tommies with hearts and diamonds converted to religion (9) |
| SHED | Discard from East, covered by spades, hearts and diamonds (4) |
