| TAPDANCE | Make a rhythmical sound on the floor, ground or stage (3-5) |
| FLOODLIT | Like an illuminated sports ground or stage (8) |
| FORLORN | Floor, ground, navy blue (7) |
| RAPMUSIC | The sound on the street of wild pumas captured by old police force (3,5) |
| TRAPDOOR | Hinged flap or sliding hatch set in a ceiling, deck, floor or stage (8) |
| TINGLING | Throbbing sound on the heather |
| STRAIGHT | True sound on the radio (8) |
| PRESSURE | The cause of colder tea on Everest or stage fright (11,8) |
| SCENARIO | Written outline of a film, novel, or stage work (8) |
| PLATFORM | Raised flooring or stage (8) |
| LEAPFROG | Advance in jumps or stages, overtaking others (8) |
| CRUX | A cross; a southern constellation symbolised by said figure; a vital point or stage; a baffling problem or puzzle; or, the hardest point of a climb (4) |
| SWAY | A rhythmical motion from side to side, to and fro or back and forth; a leaning movement; rule, control or influence; or, a switch for thatching (4) |
| PRONG | The point is, it makes the wrong sound on the piano (5) |
| TOOTLE | Soft sound on the flute; or, a casual trip (6) |
| SETTING | A clutch of hen's eggs in a nest; "mise en scene" of a film or stage play; adaptation to music; or, the direction of a current of wind (7) |
| SHANTY | A rhythmical song which sailors used to sing while working on a ship (6) |
| PULSE | A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them (5) |
| APING | Imitating a sound on the microwave? (5) |
| OOMPAH | Rhythmical sound of a deep, brass musical instrument (6) |
