| WEDDINGMARCH | 1842 piece of music by Felix Mendelssohn popularised by Victoria, The Princess Royal in 1858 (7,5) |
| DOUBLET | Horse ridden by The Princess Royal in winning 1971 European Eventing Championships individual gold (7) |
| THEHERALDANGELS | Hark! ____ Sing, Christmas carol with lyrics by Charles Wesley and music by Felix Mendelssohn (3,6,6) |
| KARELIASUITE | Famous set of music by Sibelius (7,5) |
| CAVE | see 23ac, Concert overture by Felix Mendelssohn also known as The Hebrides published in 1833 |
| FINGALS | Concert overture by Felix Mendelssohn also known as The Hebrides published in 1833 (7,4) |
| ELIJAH | Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn premiered at the Birmingham Festival in 1846 (6) |
| HEBRIDES | 'The ******** ', concert overture by Felix Mendelssohn first published in 1833 (8) |
| NUMBED | Had no feeling for most of the piece of music by director (6) |
| METRONOME | Mechanical device which indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music by producing a clicking sound (9) |
| GRIFF | Good piece of music by Mel's partner in Alas Smith & Jones (5) |
| AGFA | German chemical company, co-founded in 1867 by the son of the composer Felix Mendelssohn, chiefly known for its film and cameras (4) |
| BLUNT | Actress who starred in films including The Young Victoria, The Girl on the Train and Mary Poppins Returns (5) |
| SABREDANCE | Popular piece of music by Aram Khachaturian from ballet Gayaneh (5,5) |
| MAY | "5 ___" (popular piece of music by Bach) (3,6,5) |
| SONATINA | Piece of music by "anon" I sat playing |
| TUNE | A piece of music by top tubas finishes fine |
| OPUS | Piece of music by a great musician |
| BOLERO | Spanish dance; orchestral piece of music by Ravel (6) |
| FINLANDIA | Famous piece of music by Sibelius (9) |
