| CYMBAL | One of a pair of concave plates of brass or bronze struck together to produce a ringing sound (6) |
| CONVEX | Reverse of concave |
| COLLABORATION | Two or more artists coming together to produce a musical project (13) |
| CLAVE | In music, one of a pair of wooden sticks struck together to make a hollow sound (5) |
| CLIP | Barrette or slide for the hair; an extract taken from a film, magazine or newspaper; a device for holding banknotes; or, a type of brass or wire paper-fastener (4) |
| TRUMPET | It's made of brass, or strong card, even bits of felt |
| OBOE | Instrument made of brass or ebony initially (4) |
| SCUTUM | Latin word for "shield" that refers to a large oblong Roman example of said piece of armour; a constellation; or, one of the protective plates of an armadillo, insect or turtle (6) |
| ORMOLU | Gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes (6) |
| RIVETS | Pins for holding two plates of metal together (6) |
| DISHES | Plates of food 1D serves for a living in Coronation Street (6) |
| SPINES | Sea stars have a tough covering on their upper side, which is made up of plates of calcium carbonate with tiny ___ on their surface |
| STAPLE | Microwaved plates of rice or pasta (6) |
| TIER | One of a set of rows of seats in a theatre, layers forming a wedding cake, plates of a cake stand or flounces on a style of ruffled skirt (4) |
| SCALES | They weigh the thin plates of fish (6) |
| SCUTES | Horny plates of reptiles |
| LIE | It's a falsehood that the French and I get together to produce it (3) |
| VERDIGRIS | A green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass or bronze (9) |
| CLANK | Loud, sharp, metallic sound of two things being struck together (5) |
| FOOTAGE | Term for the length or size of something, such as a distance, organ-pipe, room or an amount of film measured in "plates of meat" (7) |
