| SEGOVIA | Goes rough by way of guitarist (7) |
| THEEDGE | Stage name of guitarist David Howell Evans, a member of one of the world's best known rock bands (3,4) |
| MAITRED | I'm rated rough by head waiter (6,1) |
| COURSE | Channel rough, by the sound of it |
| SILVER | Lives rough by river with precious metal |
| EDGE | Stage name of guitarist David Evans |
| SMEAR | Besmirch the name of guitarist with The Foo Fighters (5) |
| DOUBLETROUBLE | Backing band of guitarist and singer Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| SLOWHAND | Nickname of guitarist Eric Clapton (8) |
| JANICK | First name of guitarist who plays tracks such as The Trooper (6) |
| NOSTRUMS | Remedies the absence of guitarists? (8) |
| THROUGH | By means of - by way of (7) |
| TRIBUTE | Historically, gold, gifts etc, given by one ruler to another by way of allegiance or acknowledgement of subjection (7) |
| BACKING | Support at the rear or by way of a body of helpers, facing, funding, lining, mounting, musical accompaniment or stiffening; or, a counter-clockwise change of wind (7) |
| OBVIATE | Get rid of former pupil by way of the borders (7) |
| AVIATOR | Flyer goes by way of inside a hill (7) |
| VIADUCT | Bridge of narrow arches made by way of a canal (7) |
| EXECUTE | Bring about 7 by way of punishment (7) |
| DEVIANT | Odd type of French by way of Northern Territory (7) |
| MILVIAN | Roman bridge (of the kite?) takes motorway left by way of the north (7) |
