| ETNEAN | Camille Saint-Saens, without Ms Callas, is, I suspect, typical of a European hothead (6) |
| ANGINAL | Signalman without MS is due to heart problems (7) |
| MOUNTETNA | Peacekeepers inside meant to ruffle European hothead (5,4) |
| INSIDIOUS | Midair sound is, I suspect, deceptive (9) |
| HAIRIEST | Earth is, I suspect, at most risk |
| SOAVEMARIA | "A white wine, Ms. Callas?" |
| MARIA | Ms Callas, soprano (5) |
| HELENE | One-act opera by Camille Saint-Saens |
| LOMOND | Loch north of Glasgow which is i the title of a famous Scottish song (6) |
| SAMSON | Version of mass covering Biblical character of Saint-Saens (6) |
| SHARPS | Initially Saint-Saens holds harp making notes a semitone higher (6) |
| CARNIVAL | The - of the Animals; English title of a musical suite by Camille Saint-Saens (8) |
| KISUMU | Kenya's capital is, I think, fashionable city on Lake Victoria (6) |
| FLUTES | Instruments played using embouchure that have been used to depict birds in classical pieces by Messiaen, Prokofiev, Respighi and Saint-Saens (6) |
| OHWELL | "It is what it is, I guess" |
| IODINE | Element whose symbol is I |
| ISAIAH | Prophet is - I get it now - embracing one |
| THEHAJ | Novel whose first sentence is "I am Ishmael" |
| MONICA | Friend whose catch phrase is "I KNOW!" |
| TIRING | After taking it up. boxing is I causing fatigue |
