| One failing to win quirky roles |
LOSER |
| One playing a minor role exceptionally |
EXTRA |
| Paint I'm mixing for instruments |
TIMPANI |
| Pine for the holiday season? |
christmas tree |
| Rearrange dance to follow religious studies |
REJIG |
| Recasts troublesome performer |
ACTRESS |
| Referee's informant? |
whistle-blower |
| Sharp-eyed old maid, perhaps, smothers bachelor |
OBSERVANT |
| Understanding one initially cunning strategy |
TACTIC |
| Weather over England primarily produces misery |
WOE |
| With the label showing, maybe, in great detail? |
inside-out |
| Wreck siege weapon that's retreating |
MAR |