| TEDEUM | Choral setting sadly muted around end of Kyrie (2,4) |
| TEDIUM | One stuck in sadly muted state of boredom (6) |
| ELECTRODE | Conductor let end of Kyrie and Credo go wrong |
| IRVING | Kyrie of the Brooklyn Nets |
| LOCHINVAR | Leading voice in choral setting of Western "Bride Snatcher" (9) |
| BANTHEBOMB | Bishops hold short cry of disapproval during choral setting to be a pacifist's slogan |
| CANTATA | Choral setting can go on so long (7) |
| MOTET | Satisfied about religious texts for choral setting |
| ELEISON | "Kyrie, ___..." Chanted bit of Mr. Mister's '803 hit "Kyrie' |
| MRMISTER | 1980s group with two No. 1 hits, "Kyrie" and "Broken Wings" |
| NETS | Kyrie Irving's Brooklyn team |
| NET | Kevin Durant, James Harden or Kyrie Irving, in the N.B.A. |
| LATINMASS | Traditional church service during which the Kyrie is sung |
| YORKIES | So Kyrie was ruined by yapping dogs? |
| CAVS | LeBron, Kyrie, and Kyle, in 2017 |
| PASTEL | A chalk-like stick of pigment; a work of art created with such a crayon; a soft or muted colour such as baby blue, duck egg, lavender, peach or powder pink; or, woad (6) |
| BOSTONCELTICS | NBA franchise that Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Kyrie Irving have all played for |
| KEYRINGS | Sing Kyrie without instrumental introduction, for a change, but keep what's used for opening here |
| SHABBY | A word meaning ramshackle, tatty or threadbare; or, with "chic", a style of decor characterised by distressed furniture, muted tones, pastel colours and old cottagey curios (6) |
| PRECIS | In brief, muted, weird cries (6) |
