| MAESTRI | Artists of consummate skill |
| MAESTROS | Artists of consummate skill (8) |
| MASTER | This star lives on the outskirts of Edmondsham -- he's an extraordinary artist of consummate skill (6) |
| MAESTRO | Artist of consummate skill: conductor (7) |
| VIRTUOSO | From Italian for "learned, skilful", a musician or artist of consummate technical ability; a connoisseur or dilettante of antiquities, art or curios; or, a dazzling master, prodigy, supremo or whizz i |
| GENIUS | Word originally meaning "divinity, guardian spirit" or "talent, wit", later a person of consummate intellect or of exceptional creative power (6) |
| MASTERFULLY | With consummate skill (11) |
| RANKAMATEURS | They're the opposite of consummate professionals |
| MASTERSTROKE | Action revealing consummate skill |
| ARTISTRY | Consummate skill (8) |
| MASTERY | Consummate skill |
| PICASSO | One of the greatest artists of 20th-century Europe, he was a cocreator of Cubism |
| RAYCHARLES | Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |
| CAVEMAN | One of the earliest artists of all time (2 words) |
| HOCKNEY | David ___, Bradford-born painter considered to be one of the most influential artists of his time |
| OMEGA | Greek letter whose symbol can be found on the decorative pieces, interiors, pottery, wares etc created by the Bloomsbury Group artists of Roger Fry's enterprise or workshop of the name (5) |
| LUKECOMBS | Fast Car singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| LAINEYWILSON | Things a Man Oughta Know singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| KANEBROWN | Homesick singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| CRANACH | Surname of two German artists of the 15th and 16th centuries (7) |
