| STRAWMAN | Hypothetical argument about skills with worker (5,3) |
| PARTSONG | Stink about skills needed for choral piece |
| UPSILON | Character that's informed about skills on a regular basis (7) |
| MARTINET | Satisfied about skill in a drillmaster |
| REPARTEE | Riposte with sword, retaining skill with right opening (8) |
| PENCRAFT | Word for skill with calligraphy, chirography or other beautiful script handwritten with a nib, quill, stylograph etc; or, the art of composition (8) |
| HANDCART | Skill with running water that can be drawn (4-4) |
| AIRCRAFT | Show skill with helicopter, for example |
| ALTITUDE | Height of skill with Left usurping power (8) |
| MIXOLOGY | Skill with screwdrivers, rusty nails, and more |
| RUDIMENT | Basic skill with money in 10? (8) |
| TALENTS | Natural skills with stories about New Testament (7) |
| SPELLING | Being in the business of grabbing power, needed basic skill with words (8) |
| ARTTATUM | 8 expert's skill with Parisian you dressed in hat (3,5) |
| POPARTS | Skills with high-hit balls? |
| DARTS | Target game skills, with defence first (5) |
| RETRAIN | Learn new skills with engineers getting means of transport (7) |
| CHELSEAARTSBALL | Function for team using skills with its stock-in-trade (7,4,4) |
| EARHART | Hear about skill of aviator (7) |
| EARTHS | He's upset about skill and makes connection to ground (6) |
