| VIOL | Instrument, one featured in short book (4) |
| SITAR | Instrument one featured in Sun (5) |
| AIDS | Supports one featured in commercials (4) |
| OBAD | Nothing evil in short book? (4) |
| ABED | Be featured in short commercial lying down? |
| LURK | Hide rupees in short book |
| ISIS | Goddess appearing in short book twice |
| BASS | Instrument, one in a lather, according to Spooner (6,4) |
| PIPE | Wind instrument, one joining piano in exercises |
| LYRE | Instrument, one deceptive to the audience (4) % / |
| LUTE | Stringed instrument one would blow if loudly begun (4) |
| LIAR | Sound of stringed instrument, one telling a story (4) |
| STAR | Big name instrument one's lost (4) |
| DRUM | Percussion instrument one might play with sticks |
| SETFIRETO | One featured in shot of street light (3,4,2) |
| POLYNESIA | Islands one featured in one's play, possibly |
| STONEAGE | One featured in theatre area for long period in the past |
| LOVEIN | Gathering, one featured in kinky novel? (4-2) |
| LOIRE | River, one featured in fairy stories? (5) |
| OLIVIER | Bygone actor, one featured in musical (7) |
