| ARTISTE | English painter is first a performer |
| EARACHE | Every single English Academy painter is a pain (7) |
| NATTIER | A painter is comparatively smart ... (7) |
| OKEEFFE | This American painter is a Modernist known for her large canvases depicting natural forms. Her Jimson Weed / White Flower No. 1 sold at a 2014 auction for more than $44 million. |
| MATISSE | Painter is caught in steam explosion (7) |
| WATTEAU | French painter is in view at tea urn (7) |
| STRIPER | Road painter is good man, more mature. (7) |
| UTRILLO | Which French painter is chiefly known for his Paris street scenes of the early 20th century? (7) |
| RICHTER | This German painter is known for his diverse painting styles and subjects. He grew up under the shadow of Nazism and then within East Germany. His painting Domplatz, Mailand (1968) sold at auction for |
| POLLOCK | Which American painter is known for the poured, or "drip," technique he used to create his major works? |
| PLAYLET | Short drama Pinter's first, a telly production (7) |
| DOODLES | Scribbles aimlessly? Did at first, a great deal (7) |
| HANGDOG | Here's first a no good pooch looking dejected (7) |
| MASCARA | Mother's transport appears at first a cosmetic (7) |
| THRIVES | Overhits, lacking at first a after training, does well (7) |
| LINGUAL | Fish up first a line with the tongue (7) |
| AMERICA | The first "A" of MAGA (7) |
| ACTRESS | One appears on stage in clubs -- first, a bit of 'Hair' (7) |
| AMATEUR | What the first A of the IAAF stood for from 1912 to 2001 (7) |
| STARRED | ____ first, a top degree with special distinction awarded by some universities (7) |
