| SAINTSAENS | Charles Camille, French composer of the 1874 symphonic poem Danse macabre (5-5) |
| HARDY | Thomas ---, author of the 1874 novel Far From The Madding Crowd (5) |
| THOMASHARDY | Author of the 1874 novel Far From The Modding Crowd (6,5) |
| MYSTERIOUS | and 15ac, The - 1874 novel by Jules Verne |
| ANDES | Series of high points in the Danse Macabre (5) |
| VIOLINSOLO | Danse Macabre highlight |
| DANSE | 1874 symphonic poem by Saint-Saens (5,7) |
| MACABRE | 1874 symphonic poem by Saint-Saens (5,7) |
| SAENS | Charles-Camille Saint--; composer who wrote Oratorio de Noel (5) |
| CAMILLESAINTSAENS | Composer of Danse Macabre, and Carnaval des Animaux (7,5-5) |
| MADDINGCROWD | Carey Mulligan's new movie based on the 1874 Thomas Hardy novel, "Far from the ___ ___" (2015) |
| EDGAR | - Allan Poe, US author of the macabre (5) |
| COROT | Jean-Baptiste- Camille -, French artist whose works include 1871's The Marsh at Arleux (5) |
| OFDEATH | La Danse Macabre translates to the Dance ... (2,5) |
| BECAME | Sandra, left out of the danse macabre, turned into something else (6) |
| EERIE | Heard one of five lakes is macabre (5) |
| ISLAND | see 25ac, The - 1874 novel by Jules Verne |
| SEDAN | Danse macabre? One might be uplifted by it (5) |
| DURAN | When doubled, band on the 2023 title track "Danse Macabre" |
| PISSARRO | Camille ---, French Impressionist painter, especially of landscapes (8) |
