| DRUDGE | Dare undo grey odd pieces for a hard toiler (6) |
| NITRE | Undisturbed when missing odd pieces for explosive component |
| LOITERS | Lingers idly with hard toilers (7) |
| DRUDGES | Hard toilers |
| SWEETS | Candy pieces for a musician in audition (6) |
| CRUSTA | Word for a hard coating, layer or shell, such as the crystallised lip of a sugar-dipped cocktail glass (6) |
| ENAMEL | Title in the Spanish for a hard, bright finish (6) |
| SILICO | Prefix for a hard, glassy mineral |
| SONATA | What is a saloon model of Hyundai, or a musical piece for a solo instrument? (6) |
| CUTLET | Leas? Piece for a few swallows only (6) |
| DOMINO | Piece for a table game seen in mood change |
| ARIOSO | Piece for a coloratura |
| SCRUB | Word for a hard scour of one's face or floor; a worn-out broom; exfoliant; a calling-off; a stunted tree, hence anything undersized; brushwood; or, a drudge, meanie or small person (5) |
| CRACKERS | Word for a hard type of plain or savoury biscuit; or, something equally as crisp, crunchy, shattery or snappable, such as peanut brittle, a hard nutty filling for confectionery or a scratching of friz |
| PRINT | Finally, pour in half a litre or so for a hard copy (5) |
| SOLOS | Musical pieces for a single person |
| AUNT | Tuna pieces for a female relative |
| ELK | We all seek final pieces for a type of deer |
| NYMPH | Ends up with hymn pieces for a graceful youngwoman |
| GALLOPER | Lop large pieces for a swift runner |
