| PETERMAXWELL | & 12A British composer who was Master of the Queen's Music from 2004-14 (5,7,6) |
| DAVIES | British composer who was Master of the Queen's Music from 2004-14 (5,7,6) |
| BLISS | Sir Arthur ___, composer who was Master of the Queen's Musick from 1953 to 1975 |
| DENNING | Alfred ?, judge who was Master of the Rolls from 1962-82 (7) |
| WEIR | Composer of A Night at the Chinese Opera who was appointed Master of The Queen's Music in succession to Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in 2014 (4) |
| PETER | English composer and conductor appointed Master of the Queen's Music in 2004 (5,7,6) |
| MAXWELLDAVIES | English composer and conductor appointed Master of the Queen's Music in 2004 (5,7,6) |
| ISAACNEWTON | Scientist who was Master of the Mint, 1700-1727 |
| RICHARDADDINSELL | British composer who wrote the music The Warsaw Concerto for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (7,9) |
| ARNOLD | Malcolm, British composer who wrote the score for the 1957 film The Bridge On The River Kwai (6) |
| NYMAN | British composer who wrote the soundtrack to Peter Greenaway's films including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and Prospero's Books (5) |
| DELIUS | Frederick, British composer who wrote Paris, the Song of a Great City (6) |
| EDENHILLS | Which Adelaide foothills suburb is thought to have been named after the barque an early resident, William Detmar Cook, was master of? (4,5) |
| EMCEED | was master of ceremonies |
| HAMIDKARZAI | President of Afghanistan from 2004-14 |
| GERMAN | Edward, British composer who wrote the operetta Merrie England (6) |
| RACHELPORTMAN | British composer who won a Best Original Score Oscar in 1996 for Emma (6.7) |
| SUSPENSE | The genre of which Alfred Hitchcock was master |
| JULIA | Ms Bradbury, Country file host from 2004-14 (5) |
| OVERPOPULATION | Reason for crowds clapping, welcoming Queen music you listened to on line (14) |
