| MANUALDEXTERITY | What playing the violin requires |
| ITSJAZZ | What playing the right notes, not necessarily in the right order, is? (3,4) |
| FAIRTOMIDDLING | It's OK playing the violin without melody (one of the ones from Cats) (4,2,8) |
| FIDDLY | Time-consuming - like playing the violin? |
| BOWLING | Game learner getting into playing the violin |
| SCRAPING | Discard popular overture of Grieg in playing the violin |
| FIDDLING | Fair maiden playing the violin topless? (8) |
| BOWING | Playing the violin while bent over? (6) |
| ONTHEFIDDLE | Playing the violin dishonestly? (2,3,6) |
| FIDDLE | Cheat while playing the violin? (6) |
| LELY | Sir Peter, 17th Century painter whose works include Portrait of a Man Playing the Violin (4) |
| PORTAMENTO | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin (10) |
| DOWNBOW | Playing the violin, stroke neck and bend one's body (7) |
| SKIPPINGCLASSES | What playing hooky involves |
| THEMULBERRYBUSH | What playing kids "go round" |
| TAROT | What playing cards are used in fortune telling? (5) |
| MARQUEE | Theater part that shows what's playing |
| OISTRAKH | David ___, violinist who was the dedicatee of numerous violin works, including both of Shostakovich's violin concertos and the violin concerto by Khachaturian |
| VIOLA | The tenor of the violin family. It is built in proportions similar to those of the violin but has a slightly longer body length. (5) |
| CELLO | Instrument of the violin family between the viola and the double bass |
