| OFFNIGHT | Subpar performance for a team or musician, say |
| ALBATROSS | Hit runs during a defeat in subpar performance (9) |
| BIRDIE | Subpar performance? |
| BOGEY | Subpar performance ... or not |
| SIDE | Long edge, position or surface to the left or right of an area, object or person, as opposed to its top or bottom; a page; a slope of a hill; a team; or, a television channel (4) |
| AUDITION | Interview including a trial performance for a role as an actor, singer, dancer or musician (8) |
| SOLOS | Performances for a single vocalist or musician (5) |
| RAH | Expression of approval especially to a team or a player |
| RAHS | Expressions of encouragement, approval, especially to a team or a player |
| DIARIST | Papers about musician, say, releasing tango for recorder (7) |
| WRAPPER | Cover for this pop musician, say (7) |
| BANNED | Forbidden for a group of musicians say (6) |
| SHOWOFF | No performance for a bighead (4-3) |
| GALA | Festive performance for a convict on his retirement (4) |
| ENTHUSIAST | Sustain the performance for a fan |
| SATIRIST | It is star performance for a writer who ridicules others |
| GIGGLES | Legs broken following musical performance for a few little laughs (7) |
| FIFTYTHREEWEEKHIGH | Peak performance for a stock, if the analyst miscalculates? |
| SHUTOUT | Scoreless performance for a starting pitcher (4,3) |
| SOLO | Performance for a single performer |
