| SISALHEMP | Slim shape is constructed as element in a painter? (5,4) |
| ACOUSTICS | A loving sound remains reportedly as element in a concert hall? (9) |
| SPECIALEFFECTS | Distinctive result obtained by soprano as element in a blockbuster film? (7,7) |
| TITIAN | Big man shows interest in a painter (6) |
| GOODFIGURE | Slim shape (4,6) |
| SPANISHOMELETTE | A pointless theme devised as element in tapas? (7,8) |
| STRAND | Position adopted about queen as element in story? (6) |
| IMMERSIONHEATER | Anemometer Irish rebuilt as element in tank (9,6) |
| WISHBONE | A fowl's forked furcula or "merrythought", named for a custom of two people pulling it apart in blithesome divination as a good luck charm; a divided spar; or, a V-shaped element in a suspension syste |
| STUDIO | Setting in a painter's autobiography |
| ARTDEGREE | One might be framed in a painter's studio |
| SMOCKED | Dressed in a painter's protective gear |
| EASEL | Tripod in a painter's studio |
| MAID | Soundly constructed as a young lady servant |
| SCHEMATIC | Catechism constructed as a diagram (9) |
| OAKTIMBER | Located in Joe Zuken Heritage Park in Winnipeg, it's what historic post office Ross House is constructed of: 2 wds. |
| METAPHOR | A figure of speech in which an analogy is constructed between two things or ideas (8) |
| DETAIL | From "to cut", an individual fact or item; an unimportant part; an element in a painting, considered in isolation; or, a squad assigned with a special duty or mission (6) |
| STAYS | Refuses to move as sty is constructed |
| TOAMAN | A moat is constructed close to fortification without exception (2,1,3) |