| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lacking care, like pack prior to game | The Times Cryptic | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Not fine, flaunted, displaying cards in deck like so (7) | ||
| Like cards still in a blackjack shoe | ||
| Still in the deck | Thomas Joseph | 15 Jun 2023 |
| Not distributed, as cards | Premier Sunday | 23 May 2021 |
| Like cards still in the shoe | Wall Street Journal | 01 Apr 2019 |
| Like cards still in the shoe | ||
| Out of everyone's hands? | ||
| Still in the shoe, perhaps | ||
| Like some cards | ||
| Like the draw pile |