| HALLE | Charles _, Anglo-german pianist and conductor; founded an orchestra in Manchester in 1858 (5) |
| GUI | Which Italian conductor founded the Turin Theatre Orchestra in 1925 and the Florence Orchestra three years later? (3) |
| OBOE | Instrument used to lead an orchestra in tuning before a performance (4) |
| SCHUMANN | Clara, German pianist and composer born in 1819 (8) |
| ANDRE | ***** Previn, pianist and conductor born in Berlin in 1929 (5) |
| BLOOD | Thomas ___, Anglo-Irish soldier and selfproclaimed colonel who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels in 1671 (5) |
| DAILY | And 35 British national newspaper founded in Manchester in 1909 by Sir Edward Hulton (5,6) |
| SWIFT | Jonathan ___, Anglo-Irish novelist who wrote Gulliver's Travels in 1726 (5) |
| OASIS | Foam-like material used by florists; an area of vegetation in a desert; or, a rock band formed by two brothers in Manchester in 1991 (5) |
| AMISS | Dennis ..... , England Test cricket opener; first man to make a century in an ODI, against Australia in Manchester in 1972 (5) |
| CAREY | Australia cricketer who made 106 in the 3rd ODI against England in Manchester in 2020 (5) |
| AUDEN | WH _ Anglo-american poet, critic and librettist (5) |
| NOLAN | Coleen ___, Anglo-Irish singer and presenter of Loose Women (5) |
| BURKE | Edmund ___, Anglo-Irish politician and political thinker born in 1729 |
| OSSIP | Pianist and conductor Gabrilowitsch |
| DUJON | P J L ?, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 101 against England in Manchester in 1984 (5) |
| VIMTO | Brand-name soft drink first made in Manchester in 1908 (5) |
| LEVER | Harold ***** , Labour politician born in Manchester in 1914 (5) |
| BARENBOIM | Israeli pianist and conductor who co-founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (9) |
| DANIELBARENBOIM | Classical pianist and conductor born in Buenos Aires in 1942 (6,9) |
