| Conversation starters |
| Not give in to a timepiece that swings at you? |
| Conversation is ___ in which a man has all mankind for his competitors": Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Loops into a conversation, briefly |
| Animal neckpiece |
| Angular piece of material inserted in a garment. |
| Conversation opener? |
| Technique-sharpening Chopin piece |
| ___ d'oeuvre (masterpiece) |
| Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze masterpiece |
| Smoker's mouthpiece |
| Fuka-___ (fictional author in Murakami's masterpiece "1Q84") |
| Accademia Gallery masterpiece |
| Timepiece for the mantelshelf |
| Barrel piece |
| Neckpiece for a certain mariner |
| Masterpiece in a museum |
| Boston timepiece setting |
| Unused pieces |
| Parts of musicians' mouthpieces |
| Harness pieces to which traces are fastened. |
| A Million Little Pieces" author James |
| Prado pieces |
| Abacus pieces |
| Durable piece of boxin' equipment? |
| Bridle's mouthpiece |
| Orchestral piece |
| As brisk as ___ in conversation": Samuel Johnson |
| Weatherperson's timepiece? |
| Albéniz piano masterpiece |