| NATIONALGALLERY | State of the art? The opposite, here |
| ADVANCED | State of the art? (8) |
| AESTHETE | One affecting great love of the arts - the tease (anag) (8) |
| DRAGSTRIP | Hardly moves fast on journey? Quite the opposite here! (4,5) |
| GADGETRY | Q’s art? The making of gizmos from torturous tool trial |
| SATRAP | Pa's torn up the art? What a tyrant! |
| EASEL | Supported of the arts? |
| EASELS | Supporters of the arts? |
| TASTE | The faculty of discerning beauty, merit or a high aesthetic standard in art; the sensation or perception of flavour; a small sample of food or wine to try; or, one's "cup of tea" (5) |
| SCHAMA | Presenter of Civilisations, A History of Britain and Power of Art, the latter exploring masterpieces by the likes of Bernini, Caravaggio, David, Picasso, Rembrandt, Turner and others (6) |
| SLADE | --- School of Fine Art, the art school of University College London, established in 1871 (5) |
| SHADING | Blending, hatching, scumbling or stippling to give an illusion of umbrae in art; the effect of dark/light; gradations; slight nuances; or, lowering of prices (7) |
| MODERNISATION | State-of-the-art refit, ... of the kitchen |
| TYRANNOUS | Sonnet 131: Thou art as ___, so as thou art, / As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel; / For well thou know'st to my dear doting heart / Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel. |
| SEVEN | Canadian Art: The Group of ___ |
| OATH | Promise of art, the odd parts (4) |
| TERRAIN | Field of operations in art the Engineers organise (7) |
| CULTURE | Growth in the laboratory of all the arts? |
| IMACS | They're "as much a work of art" as "state of the art" |
| LATEST | State of the art, with 'the' |
