| HARPSICHORDS | Sharp chord is specially written for stringed instruments (12) |
| GRAPHICNOVELS | With time to spare, loving chapters specially written for picture books (7,6) |
| TOMATO | A motto specially written for a love apple? (6) |
| SPICCATO | Playing technique for stringed instruments in which the bow is bounced lightly off the strings; Italian, 'detached, distinct' (8) |
| UKES | Nobleman's dismissing Schubert piece for stringed instruments (4) |
| CHORDED | Like the music for stringed instruments often |
| CELLOS | Often locked room of unusual size for stringed instruments (6) |
| SITAR | Sailor is back first for stringed instrument (5) |
| BRIDGE | Support for stringed instrument or platform for nautical pilot (6) |
| NABLA | From Greek for "stringed instrument", in reference to its harp-like shape, the inverted delta symbol that is also called a del (5) |
| HARP | Note no intro for stringed instrument (4) |
| UKELELE | Here fashion mag contains tab for stringed instrument (7) |
| LUTE | Wind instrument female leaves for stringed instrument (4) |
| LOOT | Money for stringed instrument, it's said (4) |
| CELLO | Room in the cooler orchestra originally for stringed instrument (5) |
| DOUBLEBASS | Idiot gets B twice for stringed instrument (6,4) |
| UKE | Informal name for stringed instrument, originally from Hawaii (3) |
| ORCHIDS | Chord is struck for bloomers (7) |
| SEGOVIA | Spanish guitarist for whom many works were specially written (by Falla, etc.) (7) |
| WINEGLASSES | Laws specially written in Genesis for tipple holders (4,7) |
