| PEDALPUSHERS | Fittingly, the pianists wore... |
| NEWJERSEY | Fittingly, the Nets player wore a... |
| PINKSLIP | Fittingly, the corporate hatchet woman wore a... |
| HOSEANDABLAZER | Fittingly, the fireman wore... |
| TWOCOATS | Fittingly, the housepainter wore... |
| SUITSANDBRIEFS | Fittingly, the lawyers wore... |
| LONGPANTS | Fittingly, the obscene phone caller wore... |
| JUMPERWITHCORDS | Fittingly, the paratrooper wore a... |
| TIGHTLOAFERS | Fittingly, the stewbums wore... |
| TANCHAPS | Fittingly, the sunbathers wore... |
| PULLOVER | Fittingly, the traffic cop wore a... |
| AUCKLAND | NZ's City of Sails and, fittingly, the 2003 host city for the America's Cup |
| SPY | Fittingly, the outside letters of "snoopy" |
| END | Finale (and fittingly, the last entry in this puzzle) |
| NYMAN | English composer of the music for the 1993 film The Pianist (5) |
| ADRIENBRODY | "The Pianist" actor who appeared in "The Grand Budapest Hotel": 2 wds. |
| CONCERTGRAND | The very briefest of reviews - just what the pianist played? |
| BRODY | Adrien of "The Pianist", youngest recipient of the Best Actor award (at 29) |
| ROMAN | "The Pianist" director Polanski |
| ADRIEN | "The Pianist" name |