In bridge, whist etc, a pair of high cards ranking above and below a card held by an opponent, e.g. a jack and a king (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENACE In bridge, whist etc, a pair of high cards ranking above and below a card held by an opponent, e.g. a jack and a king (6) (6)
68% ACE High card (3) The Telegraph Mini Feb 4, 2026
68% ECARTE Card game akin to whist (6) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
68% ACES High cards (4) Commuter Jan 17, 2026
64% TEN Card below the knave (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 9, 2025
61% KNAVE Playing-card jack (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 23, 2025
59% TENS Cards below jacks (4) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2023
57% ANY "Pick a card, ___ card!" (3) The Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
57% YARBOROUGH Hand of cards (in bridge or whist) containing no card above a nine (10) (10)
55% WITS Cards (4) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
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