| PICKUPSTICKS | Game requiring fine motor skills ... and what people do before playing 19-, 26- and a 49-Across? |
| FINISHINGSCHOOL | Where a young woman once learned social skills, and what each starred answer has |
| TRAFFICWARDEN | One with fine motor skills? |
| OLIVERTWIST | Dickens classic ... and, phonetically, two garnishes for a 49-Across? |
| SIT | What a cellist has to do before playing |
| MASTERPIECES | What musicians should do before playing these (12) |
| TONICSOLFA | Noted system in different locations requiring fine investment |
| OFFCUTTER | Delivery of fine motor-launch (3-6) |
| INNEEDOF | Requiring fine node treatment? (2,4,2) |
| SPELLOUT | Explain in detail or what the starts of 19-, 26- and 46- Across do, phonetically? |
| TUNE | What a guitarist would do with the instrument before playing |
| STANCE | The position of a player's body in golf before playing a stroke (6) |
| OPERATION | Classic kids' game that tests motor skills |
| ATHENE | In Greek mythology, a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. (6) |
| ARTS | Skills and creative activities including painting, drawing, sculpture, music, dance and literature collectively (4) |
| RULES | Sheet read before playing a new board game |
| DRUMCONDRA | Which team won five League of Ireland titles before playing their last game in 1972? (10) |
| ORAL | ___ motor skills (baby's development) |
| PARESIS | Motor skills weakening |
| ARENAS | Drunk earns a reputation for showing off fighting skills and blood sports (6) |
