| VIOLIN | Stringed instrument played by Nigel Kennedy and Nicola Benedetti (6) |
| VIOLINCONCERTO | Something played by Nigel Kennedy, perhaps |
| SEASONS | The Four ___; set of violin concerti by Antonio Vivaldi that was recorded by Nigel Kennedy in 1989 a |
| TAKEABOW | What Nicola Benedetti would initially do to acknowledge applause (4,1,3) |
| GUITAR | Stringed instrument played by both Alan Fletcher and his Neighbours character (6) |
| RODNEY | ___ Blackstock, longtime village resident and father to Bernice, and Nicola King (6) |
| WATSON | Doctor played on screen by Nigel Bruce and Martin Freeman |
| REBECK | Ancient three-stringed instrument played with a bow (6) |
| NICOLA | ___ Benedetti, Scottish-Italian violinist, b. 1987 (6) |
| BEYOND | New Zealand true-crime series hosted by Nigel Latta, ... the Darklands (6) |
| REFORM | Party led by Nigel Farage. (6) |
| NICOLE | _ _ _ _ _ _ Benedetti, Scottish classical violinist (6) |
| ZITHER | Stringed instrument played flat |
| BANJO | Stringed instrument played by Roy Clark and Bela Fleck |
| HUMPHREYAPPLEBY | Mandarin played by Nigel Hawthorne in Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister (8,7) |
| CELLO | Stringed instrument played by YoYo Ma |
| HURDYGURDY | Stringed instrument played by turning a handle (5-5) |
| AEOLIAN | ___ harp, stringed instrument played by the wind (7) |
| SHAMISEN | Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking |
| UKE | Small stringed instrument played by Don Ho for short |
