| HOCUSPOCUS | The skill of trickery from a conjurer's chant (5,5) |
| LEGERDEMAIN | Trickery from a racecourse enclosure median |
| WAND | From the Old Norse word "vondr" meaning "shoot of a tree" or "twig", a rod used by a conjurer, diviner, fairy, magician etc; a conductor's baton; a marker in archery; or, a miniature brush/stick for a |
| SWEETHEART | Second, we point to the skill of the lover (10) |
| WITCHCRAFT | It's the skill of a sorceress that's put into practice... (10) |
| ESCAPOLOGY | The skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc. (10) |
| LIPREADING | The skill of interpreting visemes rather than phonemes |
| IMMACULATE | One masters a cryptic clue, catching a bit of trickery that's neat |
| IMMODESTLY | Setter's way: touch of trickery in cunning (making a boast) (10) |
| MAGEGROUPS | Conjurer collectives? |
| CHANT | Part of a conjurer's shtick |
| HOCUS | Start of a conjurer's phrase |
| WANDER | Go off course with a conjurer's rod joiner |
| HEYPRESTO | A conjurer's exclamation (3,6) |
| PENCHANT | The art of composition; the skill of writing by hand; or, calligraphy (8) |
| TAILORING | Weaving a lot, I call for the skill of a couturier (9) |
| MUSICIANSHIP | The skill of the master instrumentalist who didn't miss the boat? (12) |
| RODEO | In the USA, a display of the skills of cowboys (5) |
| ILLUSION | "Barely there" tulle textile used for veils, millinery, layered dresses or for attaching floating appliques or embroidered motifs to bridal gowns; or, a conjurer or magician's trick (8) |
| SLEIGHT | Trickery from the French in great deal (7) |
