| CONTACT | Communication in Italian with the skill of a diplomat (7) |
| COLLEGNO | Musical direction to play the strings of an instrument by striking them with the back of the bow; Italian, 'with the wood' (3,5) |
| EXTRAVAGANZA | In Italian, with a variant spelling, it refers to bizarre, overindulgent, or eccentric behavior. In English, it means an elaborate entertainment. The first known usage in English was in 1754. |
| INTACT | Entire skill of a diplomat found here? |
| MARKSMANSHIP | Labels top end of chap's femur with the skill of a sharpshooter (12) |
| MASTERLY | With the skill of a master (8) |
| RHETORIC | Writing to Hector Rock about one with the skill of an orator (8) |
| GYMNAST | Athlete in the skill of strength, balance and agility (7) |
| PARTITA | Leave Italian with a piece of music (7) |
| STEWART | Scottish clan with the skills to produce great gumbo? (7) |
| TRAPPER | For example, a colonist who learned the skill of catching animals from Native Americans (7) |
| ARCHERY | The skill of roguish old soldiers? (7) |
| IMPARTS | Communicates the skills of the little devil (7) |
| CONMOTO | Music performed in a brisk or lively manner; Italian, 'with movement' (3,4) |
| FELLINI | Italian with camera dropped down in midair (7) |
| PICCOLO | Little Italian with a high-pitched voice (7) |
| GRANITA | Relative, Italian, with a dessert of hers |
| MASONRY | Skill of a builder (7) |
| SLEIGHTOFHAND | The skill of a tricky manipulator (7,2,4) |
| TAILORING | Weaving a lot, I call for the skill of a couturier (9) |
