| HARPSICHORD | Having difficulty without piano, choir's changed instrument |
| EASILY | Without difficulty, without boundaries, team CSK and in-focus players winning IPL; on vacation (6) |
| ATASTRETCH | With difficulty; without interruption |
| HARNESS | Tackle difficulty without initially dithering |
| EMBLEM | English master has difficulty without professional symbol (6) |
| HORNS | Take the bull by the ____, expression meaning 'to tackle a difficulty without shirking' (5) |
| SONATA | An instrumental composition for piano or for any other instrument with or without piano accompaniment (6) |
| SONATAS | Instrumental compositions for piano alone or for any other instrument with or without piano accompaniment (7) |
| GROUSING | Grumbling band without piano having to perform number? |
| STUCKINAROOT | Having difficulty with math? |
| STUTTERING | Having difficulty speaking |
| BURBOT | One has scaled back etc, having difficulty withdrawing autonomous software (6) |
| TAPPED | Hit recorded without piano (6) |
| ACAPPELLA | Unaccompanied, a top lady of jazz without piano (1,8) |
| MATURELY | Like grown-ups needing carpet, purely without piano (8) |
| SALMON | Swimmer performing hymn without piano, previously (6) |
| UNTAPPED | Middle of tune recorded without piano, yet to be used (8) |
| FERTILITYDRUG | Helps women having difficulty conceiving (9,4) |
| TAPED | Made recording of hit without piano (5) |
| DIEHARD | Having difficulty following the German action film |
