| Ruses to get a man into a back street (6) |
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| Magical feats (6) |
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| New ___, British crime comedy/drama series from 2003 to 2015 (6) |
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| UK cold case series (New ___-) |
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| New illusions in BBC1 series with Alun Armstrong (6) |
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| Sequences of cards forming rounds of play in bridge (6) |
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| Illusionist's forte |
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| James Bolam played Jack Halford in this (New ______) |
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| Bamboozles |
Commuter |
19 Feb 2025 |
| Amanda Redman played Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in this (New ______) |
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| Dogs might perform them for treats |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2025 |
| A magician's stunts (6) |
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| Lures the man into a back street (6) |
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| Dopes the royal within instants (6) |
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| Illusions, magic |
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| Avoid turning up carrying 100 magic shop purchases (6) |
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| Magician's specially |
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| Those of the conjuror's trade? (6) |
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| Conjuring feats |
The Times Concise |
25 Oct 2023 |
| "You can't teach an old dog new ___," idiom describing how hard it is to change habits |
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| Mercer's shenanigans = Ricks _____ |
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| They're thwarted by 36 Down |
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| Legerdemain |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Fools stick out crossing over river |
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| Deceptions or illusions |
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| US checks over Republican scams |
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| There are 13 in a hand of bridge |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Sep 2020 |
| Deceptions, illusions |
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| Fools stick out crossing over river |
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| Stratagems |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jun 2019 |
| Johns japes |
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| Magic show makeup |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Magic show makeup |
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| Parts of hearts hands |
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| It is good to have these up one's sleeve |
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| Bridge units |
New York Times |
08 Mar 2017 |
| Babe leaves backbiters for the magician |
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| Bridge units |
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| Isle of Q "Bag of ___" |
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| Takes in essential features of bridge |
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| Positive indicators about right requirements for contract |
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| Leads astray |
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| *Bamboozles |
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| *Bamboozles |
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| Bridge winnings |
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| Magic show units |
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| Magic show units |
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| Trained animal's repertoire |
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| Trained animal's repertoire |
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| Ruses |
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| Fools |
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| What the card shark plays |
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| "How's ____?" |
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| Thirteen, at bridge |
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| Dupes |
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| Scoring units, at cards. |
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| Numbers in a bridge contract |
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| Bridge items. |
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