| STAGEMANAGED | Arranged behind the scenes (5-7) |
| APSE | Half the Psalms, note, could be arranged behind the choir (4) |
| CLOSET | Shut up as arranged behind the eye of a cyclone (6) |
| ECSTASY | Stays arranged behind East Coast causing great excitement (7) |
| STAGEMANAGER | East German criminal hoarding silver is the person behind the scenes (5,7) |
| CROSSDRESSER | Angry type behind the scenes is comfortable in both the men's and ladies' department (5-7) |
| PROPERTYROOM | House agent's office behind the scenes? |
| MANIPULATION | Behind-the-scenes control |
| BEES | Behind the scenes around the edges working on the production of The Queen (4) |
| MAKESUP | Resolves the dispute, as the actor does behind the scenes (5,2) |
| KATE | and 40ac, English author whose first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year |
| ATKINSON | see 42ac, English author whose first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year |
| OFFSTAGE | Have the wrong platform behind the scenes (3-5) |
| GHOSTWRITE | Cast go rest with author behind the scenes (5,5) |
| DRESSER | Worker behind the scenes makes a contribution to the padre's services (7) |
| STAGEMANAGERS | It's the age, Sam, when we see strange people behind the scenes (5,8) |
| PULLTHE | Influence from behind the scenes (4,3,7) |
| STAGEMANAGEMENT | Behind-the-scenes theatre work (5,10) |
| BACKSTAGE | Support the boards - but behind the scenes (9) |
| STAGEMANAGE | Supervise a show from behind the scenes (5-6) |