| SCHUMANN | Composer of Papillons (Butterflies), Carnaval and Spring Symphony (8) |
| EARS | Parts of papillons that are shaped like butterfly wings |
| BFLAT | Key of Schumann's "Spring Symphony" |
| HENRI | ___ Charriere, author of Papillon (5) |
| JAIL | Setting of "Papillon" |
| CHARRIERE | Henri, author of Papillon which details his escape from a French Guiana prison colony (9) |
| AQUIFERS | Underground layers yielding ground water for wells and springs etc (8) |
| ROBERTSCHUMANN | German composer whose works include many piano pieces such as Papillons and Carnaval (6,8) |
| BLAKE | Poet, painter and engraver whose illustrated collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience includes The Shepherd, The Lamb, Hie Blossom and Spring (5) |
| HEBE | In Greek mythology, which cupbearer of Olympus and wife of Hercules was the goddess of youth and spring? (4) |
| CAMILLESAINTSAENS | Composer of Danse Macabre, and Carnaval des Animaux (7,5-5) |
| FLORA | A goddess of blossoming plants and spring whose name was given to plant life collectively and a type of book illustrating said botany (5) |
| SAMBAMOOD | Frame of mind of Carnaval dancers in Rio? |
| STEVEMCQUEEN | Star of The Great Escape and Papillon (5,7) |
| FORSYTHIA | Genus of popular late winter and spring flowering shrubs with yellow flowers (9) |
| EROTIC | Amorous god of love and spring: tick the ends off (6) |
| ASPARAGUS | At first, autumn and spring raise the sweetness of vegetables (9) |
| HAVESKININTHEGAME | Possess a personal investment and garnish with bacon, cheese and spring onion |
| UNWELL | You must get bit of nitro and spring crook |
| TIDES | They ebb and flow in neap and spring (5) |
