| CLEVER | Talented, skilful (6) |
| WHIZZ | Remarkably skilful or talented person (5) |
| VIRTUOSO | Meaning "learned, skilful", an Italian word for a consummately talented musician; one with masterly skill in any other creative pursuit; or, a collector, connoisseur or dilettante of antiquities, art, |
| EMPSON | Talented comedy actress who plays Denise Fox's sister Kim in EastEnders (6,6) |
| TAMEKA | Talented comedy actress who plays Denise Fox's sister Kim in EastEnders (6,6) |
| GIFTED | Presented as talented? (6) |
| GENIUS | Highly talented person (6) |
| SCOUTS | They look out for talented people (6) |
| ISOBEL | ___ Steele, multi-talented Emmerdale actress (6) |
| ARTIST | Sculptor, from the start, is talented (6) |
| DENTAL | Talented pal buckled denture (6,5) |
| RIPLEY | Matt Damon portrayed The Talented Mr _ (6) |
| OBOIST | At heart, hobo is talented musician (6) |
| LITTLE | ___ Big Shots, US talented kids variety series (6) |
| PHILIP | Academy Award-winning actor who played the title role in the movie Capote, and whose films include Doubt, Charlie Wilson's War, The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Boat That Rocked (6,7,7) |
| INGRES | Pupil of Jacques-Louis David who painted The Valpincon Bather and was also a talented violinist (6) |
| FABLED | Legendary foxtrot with talented dancer's beginning (6) |
| TABLET | Opening of theatre seen on talented tenor's small personal computer (6) |
| GLOVER | Donald _, multi-talented performer behind Childish Gambino (6) |
| FABLES | Fellow with talented son producing short moral stories (6) |
