| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Beat at an audition, maybe | New York Times | 28 Jul 2024 |
| Perform better, but not in part of the play (6) | ||
| Perform better than | New York Times | 30 Jun 2024 |
| Perform better where French leading diplomacy | ||
| Best in a film audition, say | New York Times | 08 Jul 2021 |
| Best on stage, say | ||
| Better on stage | ||
| Beat on the boards | ||
| Perform better than | ||
| Surpass on the stage | ||
| Upstage onstage | ||
| Do better than, onstage | ||
| Do better than, onstage | ||
| Do a bit better than? | ||
| Do better on the stage | ||
| Steal the scene from. | ||
| Surpass in histrionics. | ||
| Surpass on stage. |