| HARPSICHORD | Puzzling over piano, choirs retuned instrument (11) |
| LYRE | Some badly retuned instrument |
| VIOLONCELLO | Full name for instrument, old instrument colonel retuned (11) |
| ANACHRONISM | Untimely error while new harmonica's retuned outside (11) |
| DUTCHELMDISEASE | Puzzling over death, missed clue leading to killer |
| HAIRDO | One involved in puzzling over style |
| JIGSAW | Do people go to pieces when puzzling over this? (6) |
| GRAPPELLI | Violinist makes dancing girl leap over piano (9) |
| REPRISED | One who wants backing over piano being played again (8) |
| MANTRAP | A meditative expression, standing over piano offering gin |
| PHOSPHORESCENCE | Glow from posh sconce here cast over piano (15) |
| BLINDSPOT | No view here of sloshed drunkard draped over piano (5,4) |
| PREVIEW | Trailer to run over piano initially |
| SKIMP | Quick look over piano, to be economical (5) |
| TOPPLES | Knocks over piano with no lid stopping short outside (7) |
| SCRATCH | Where your hand goes and what is it doing when puzzling over this clue - but it is all good (2,2,7) |
| UPTO | Where your hand goes and what is it doing when puzzling over this clue - but it is all good (2,2,7) |
| NUTLOAF | Fun with a lot of puzzling over a veggie recipe (3,4) |
| CHIAROSCURO | Painting Dog & Duck after a choir's rampage (11) |
| CAROLSINGER | One who sings in Christmas choirs (5,6) |
