| PIANO | Architect of The Shard. Renzo - (5) |
| RENZO | Italian architect of The Shard in London (5,5) |
| SHARD | The ___ 95-story skyscraper that is the tallest building in the U.K. and the European Union designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano |
| TOWER | Structure such as the Shard, Gherkin, Space Needle or Long Ta (5) |
| SLIVER | Silver building is the replica perhaps of The Shard (6) |
| GAUDI | Architect of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. (5) |
| IMPEI | Architect of the Louvre Pyramid and the J.F.K. Library |
| BROWN | English landscape architect of the 18th century who designed more than 170 parks (10,5) |
| GEHRY | Architect of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao |
| HADES | Architect of the original Sisyphean task |
| HIGHMAINTENANCE | Demanding answer to what caretaker's doing at top of The Shard? |
| MOSHE | Mr. Safdie, Architect of the iconic Habitat 67 urban housing complex in Montreal |
| LONDON | City with buildings called "The Shard" and "The Gherkin" |
| EIFFEL | French engineer who was the architect of the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty (6) |
| THESHARD | Highest skyscraper in London designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano (3,5) |
| ISOS | These cars came courtesy of Renzo Rivolta (4) |
| UPTOAPOINT | Where The Shard goes, to some extent? (2,2,1,5) |
| BRETEASTONELLIS | US author of novels including American Psycho (1991) and The Shards (2023) (4,6,5) |
| LANDMARK | Lumber a chap piled up in the Shard, for example |
| THRASHED | The Shard design was heavily defeated (8) |