| FELAKUTI | Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer and pioneer of afrobeat music who died in 1997 |
| NONO | Luigi, Italian composer of 12-tone music who died in 1990 (2,2) |
| MIKE | Multi-instrumentalist musician, _ Oldfield (4) |
| FELA | Nigerian musician, a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| KUTI | Nigerian musician, a pioneer of Afrobeat (4,4) |
| SPENCER | Maiden name of the Princess of Wales who died in 1997 |
| GROVE | First director of the Royal College of Music who founded the Dictionary of Music and Musicians; or, a woodland/orchard of lemon, orange or olive trees (5) |
| BRIAN | and 30dn, Former member of Roxy Music who was one of the principal innovators of ambient music |
| COUSTEAU | Jacques, French naval officer and underwater explorer who died in 1997 (8) |
| ARLES | Hometown of Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at age 122 |
| SOLTI | Georg, British conductor born in Hungary who died in 1997 (5) |
| GEORGSOLTI | British conductor born in Hungary who died in 1997 (5,5) |
| ENO | see 4dn, Former member of Roxy Music who was one of the principal innovators of ambient music |
| BRIANENO | Former member of Roxy Music who was one of the principal innovators of ambient music |
| NYRO | Laura, New York City-born singersongwriter who died in 1997 (4) |
| BRIGITTA | Bookish child of the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music who is aged 10 in the film (8) |
| HENDRIX | Arguably one of the greatest guitarists of the rock era, using feedback and dynamics in his music, who, because he was left-handed, played right-handed instruments upside down? (7) |
| AURIC | Georges ___, French composer noted for ballet and film music who was one of les Six |
| CORIGLIANO | John ___, American composer of classical music who has won the Pulitzer Prize, five Grammies and an Oscar |
| ARNDT | Felix ___, American pianist and composer of popular music who influenced George Gershwin |
