| ACHAEAN | Ancient Greek church replaces piano in a song of praise |
| ABIOTIC | Sterile time to replace piano in a film about Liszt (7) |
| CHUTNEY | In pickle, church replaces first of priests in SW London area |
| CHARADE | Church replaces priest at head of march? What a travesty! (7) |
| CHIVALRY | Courtesy in conflict when church replaces leader (8) |
| STARK | Word for desolate, harsh, naked or severe that is used as the name of the House of the Lords of Winterfell in A Song of Ice and Fire books (5) |
| ACAPPELLA | A couple of pianos in a room associated with a type of singing |
| WHITECHRISTMAS | Imagined or dreamed about by Bing Crosby in a song of the same name, description of a snow-covered Yuletide, often depicted on festive cards (5,9) |
| LIONISED | Treated as a hero, is no different in a song of Schubert's (8) |
| IRONTHRONE | Seat of power in 'A Song of Ice and Fire" |
| ACCOMPANIMENT | A cold remark about piano in a dreadful piece of music to sing to? |
| TIPJAR | Item next to a piano in a piano bar |
| STORMTOSSED | "... the forest seemed a deep green sea, ____ and heaving" (George RR Martin in A Song of Ice and Fire) |
| HOSANNA | Henry got round son, taking a girl to hear a song of praise (7) |
| ANTHEM | A song of praise, in fact, meant he met the level needed (6) |
| ALLELUIA | "Praise Jehovah", a song of praise to God (8) |
| HYMN | A song of praise (to God or to a saint) (4) |
| APPLAUD | Cheer a shopping centre with a song of praise |
| DORAN | House Martell head in "A Song of Ice and Fire" |
| JON | Snow in "A Song of Ice and Fire" |
