| HUPPERT | Isabelle ......., star of The Piano Teacher (2001) |
| HOLLYHUNTER | Oscar-winning star of "The Piano" |
| COYOTEHUNTER | Actor Peter + star of "The Piano" = ? |
| PAQUINRELIEVERS | Understudies for a star of "The Piano"? |
| ANNA | - Paquin, Canadian-born, New Zealand-raised actress, star of The Piano and True Blood (4) |
| ISABELLEHUPPERT | French actress whose films include The Piano Teacher in 2001 and Things To Come in 2016 (8,7) |
| HANEKE | Michael ___ , filmmaker who directed a version of Elfriede Jelinek's 'The Piano Teacher' (6) |
| CAMPION | Pinky-red flower of meadows, country lanes, hedgerows and woodlands from spring to early autumn; or, the director of The Piano and Top of the Lake (7) |
| NOTE | Piece of music from piano teacher (4) |
| LESSONS | what a piano teacher gives |
| GRANDMASTER | Piano teacher, expert at playing pieces |
| PROF | By implication perhaps hostile to piano teacher |
| SHARPPRACTICE | Dodgy dealings something encouraged by piano teacher? |
| PRACTICING | Obeying one's piano teacher |
| ETON | Piano teacher holding back school |
| ETUDE | Assignment from a piano teacher |
| AGAIN | Piano teacher's command |
| LESSON | Piano teacher's booking |
| ONCEMORE | Piano teacher's request, maybe |
| CHOPIN | Known as the poet of the piano, composer of ballades, etudes, nocturnes, preludes, scherzos and sonatas as well as two concertos (6) |
