| TEMPO | Speed of a musical piece |
| CODA | Concluding passage of a musical piece / section of a dance |
| INTERLUDE | A section in a movement of a musical piece (9) |
| ADAGIO | Slow movement of a musical piece (6) |
| INTRO | Opening of a musical piece |
| RENDITION | Performance of a musical piece (9) |
| BALANCE | A pair of scales held by a statue of justice or used as a symbol of Libra; a device for regulating the speed of a clock or watch; or, equilibrium (7) |
| TORSO | Word for a core, plant stalk or stump first, later the trunk of the human body; a nude statue of said corporal bole; or, a painting or a musical piece left short, truncated or unfinished (5) |
| SONATA | What is a saloon model of Hyundai, or a musical piece for a solo instrument? (6) |
| MACH | Scale for measuring the ratio of speed of a moving body to the speed of sound (4) |
| TOCCATA | A diplomat's skill is entertaining company with a turn, a musical piece |
| BAGATELLE | Hear a musical piece in a light style. It's only a game (9) |
| ORATORIO | What is a musical piece, usually of a biblical story? (8) |
| INSTRUMENTAL | Like a musical piece - it's of help (12) |
| ARRANGEMENT | Way of playing a musical piece (11) |
| BRAKE | Use of a gun can reduce the speed of a sporting vehicle (8,5) |
| SHOOTING | Use of a gun can reduce the speed of a sporting vehicle (8,5) |
| ERNSTMACH | Austrian physicist and philosopher (1838-1916) whose eponymous number represents the speed of a moving object relative to the speed of sound (5,4) |
| MEGAFLOP | A unit for measuring the speed of a computer system; or an informal term for a great failure (8) |
| OVERRATE | Exaggerate the speed of a game of cricket? (8) |
