| RHYTHM | Describing beat, cadence, flow or tempo in music or a harmonious sequence of colours or elements in art, one of the longest words in the English dictionary without vowels (6) |
| MELODIST | One who is skilled in producing or composing a harmonious sequence of musical notes (8) |
| LARGO | A slow tempo in music - or an island in the Florida Keys? (5) |
| SPEED | Pace or tempo (5) |
| RICHARDOFYORK | First three words of a well-known acronym for the sequence of colours in a rainbow (7,2,4) |
| STRIKE | Anglo-Saxon word for "to go or flow" or "to rub lightly" that came to mean a hit; an attack by aircraft; a raid; a find, as in gold, luck or oil; or, a downing of work tools in protest (6) |
| SALUTE | A greeting such as a hat tip, kiss or nod; a formal military gesture of respect; or, a ceremonial dipping of colours or firing of cannon (6) |
| BLOB | A unit of mass equal to 12 slugs; a duck or score of zero in cricket; a dab or spot of colour; or, a globule (4) |
| MOTIFS | Recurrent or dominant themes or elements in paintings, textile prints, musical works or artists' A...a urges (6) |
| THEME | A topic; a recurrent idea in art/ literature; a motif/subject in music; or, a setting given to a pub/restaurant (5) |
| NOTATION | A system of written symbols used to represent numbers or elements in e.g. music (8) |
| SPRINKLING | A bookbinder's mottling of page edges by dotting a few drops of colour; or, a dusting or smattering of something such as baptismal water, drizzle, snow, sugar or vermicelli (10) |
| GRADATIONS | Transitions of colours or tones from light to dark in art; or, diatonic successions of chords in music (10) |
| RUSH | A swift forward movement; a stampede; a sudden demand, burst of activity, flood/flow or euphoric thrill; or, a flock of pochards (4) |
| FADE | Gradual increase or decrease in volume in music; or, a dissolve from one image to another in film (4) |
| EXERCISE | Physical exertion for training or keeping fit; a written school task; a study in music; or, a military drill (8) |
| GLOW | Leam emitted by a candle flame, hot iron or lightning bug; a feeling of warmth; brightness of colour; or, the radiance of a healthy complexion (4) |
| RAINBOW | Arc-en-ciel or similar spectrum of colours; or, another word for a cloud or kaleidoscope of butterflies (7) |
| SCHEME | A diagram of planetary positions; a systematic plan; an arrangement of colours; or, a conspiracy |
| REPLICA | Word, from "answer, reply", for a repeat in music; or, a copy in art (7) |
