| SNAREDRUM | Upcoming hits containing an instrument in the percussion family (9) |
| TRIANGLE | Polygon such as the isosceles with two of its three sides having equal length; or, an instrument in the percussion family (8) |
| KETTLEDRUMS | Musical instruments in the percussion family, also called timpani (11) |
| HALO | 2009 Beyonce hit containing the lyric "I got my angel now" |
| SIDEA | Hit-containing half of a 45 |
| MARIMBA | Percussion family member |
| BONGODRUM | Good object of worship, odd one in the percussion (5,4) |
| BRAKEDRUM | I heard you will smash the percussion instrument to bring the vehicle to a stop (5,4) |
| CASTANETS | Walton's advice perhaps succeeded for some of the percussion |
| BIGBERTHA | Nickname of Lunar Sample 14321, a moon rock containing an Earth-origin meteorite collected by the Apollo 14 mission in 1971 (3,6) |
| LOCHMAREE | Lake in Wester Ross that includes an island with a lake containing an island (4,5) |
| EQUATIONS | Mathematical statements containing an equals sign (9) |
| VIOLA | Heroine of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night; genus name of the pansy; or, an instrument in the chordophone family (5) |
| CARTRIDGE | Cylindrical casing for small arms containing an explosive charge and a bullet or shot (9) |
| DIRECTORY | Book containing an alphabetical listing of names, addresses and phone numbers of individuals or firms (9) |
| ALCOHOLIC | Containing an intoxicating liquid (9) |
| LIGHTBULB | Object containing an incandescent filament (5,4) |
| ABSOLUTEZERO | More than one sailor loves to carry an instrument in the coldest temperature |
| HAWTHORN | What a difference when there's an instrument in the hedge (8) |
| ORGAN | An instrument in the Albert Hall makes us groan (5) |
