| SATIRICALNOVEL | Clarinets and viola 17 in Candide, say (9,5) |
| TENTHOUSANDMEN | 4 19 9's 22 17 in IOM with setter? No! (3,8,3) |
| PANG | In pain, optimist in Candide should ignore 18 (4) |
| REEDED | Regarding Harcourt and Sheeran, say, as clarinet and saxophone? (6) |
| OPTIMISM | Dr. Pangloss's doctrine, in "Candide" |
| BARON | Title for Thunder-ten-tronckh, in "Candide" |
| DORADO | El ___ (land hidden from the "rapaciousness of European nations," in "Candide") |
| ADD | Throw in Candide every so often |
| TWINS | Sebastian and Viola, e.g. |
| TERZETTO | Dvoraak piece for two violins and viola |
| DOVETAIL | Join Ted and Viola together, perhaps (8) |
| PIGEONPAIR | Couple with baby may be Sebastian and Viola (6,4) |
| DOUBT | 2008 film that garnered Oscar nominations for Meryl Streep and Viola Davis |
| THEHELP | Emma Stone and Viola Davis drama (3,4) |
| HELP | The ----, film with Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis (4) |
| EGOT | Entertainment achievement for Elton John and Viola Davis |
| KENNEDY | Violin and viola virtuoso, Nigel _ (7) |
| NIGEL | Violin and viola virtuoso, _ Kennedy (5) |
| STR | Viols and violas, in mus. |
| WOODWIND | Clarinets and oboes etc (8) |
