| SCRIABIN | Alexander ___ (1872 - 1915), a Russian pianist and composer (8) |
| VLADIMIR | ____ Ashkenazy, Russian pianist and conductor born in 1937 (8) |
| QATAR | The Ottoman Turks ruled it from 1872-1915 |
| MONDRIAN | Piet _ (1872-1944), Dutch painter, a pioneer of abstract art (8) |
| GLAZUNOV | Alexander ___, Russian composer whose works include the ballets The Seasons and Raymonda |
| ALEKHINE | Alexander ___, Russian-born French chess player who was world champion from 1927 to 1935 and 1937 to 1946 (8) |
| KERENSKY | Alexander ___, minister-chairman of the Russian Provisional Government from July-November 1917 (8) |
| HAMILTON | Alexander ___ (d.1804), US Founding Father (8) |
| RICHTER | Russian pianist associated with a scale? (7) |
| ASHKENAZY | Vladimir, Russian pianist who was musical director of the RPO, 1987-95 (9) |
| ALFVEN | Composer Hugo ____ (1872-1960), was best known for his first Swedish Rhapsody |
| RUSSELL | Bertrand ___ (1872 - 1970), Monmouthshireborn philosopher and mathematician (7) |
| BEARDSLEY | Aubrey ___ (1872 - 89), Brighton-born illustrator and author (9) |
| OSSIP | Russian pianist ___ Gabrilowitsch |
| ANTON | Russian pianist Rubinstein |
| EMIL | Russian pianist Gilels |
| HEATHROBINSON | William ___ (1872 - 1944), London -born cartoonist, best known for his drawings of elaborate contraptions (5,8) |
| OVAL | Kennington ___, 1872 FA Cup Final venue (4) |
| TREE | Under the Greenwood ___, 1872 novel by Thomas Hardy (4) |
| DID | What Katy ___; 1872 classic children's book by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge (3) |
