| GIVESIN | Consumed by booze, U.S. composer surrenders (5,2) |
| DIVESIN | U.S. composer, surrounded by noise, starts eating (5,2) |
| RODGERS | Richard, U.S. composer of the musical On Your Toes (7) |
| COPLAND | Aaron, U.S. composer noted for Appalachian Spring (7) |
| MIRANDA | Lin-Manuel, U.S. composer and playwright of Hamilton (7) |
| STEPHEN | --- Sondheim, U.S. composer (7) |
| MANCINI | Henry, U.S. composer who wrote The Pink Panther Theme for the 1963 film of the same name (7) |
| RAGTIME | King Of ____ , nickname of U.S. composer and pianist Scott Joplin born in 1868 (7) |
| BREWERY | Right jug brought in by booze factor (7) |
| ERRATUM | Earl, scoundrel, overcome by booze, making misstep (7) |
| BRONXCHEER | Raspberry chap by church consumed by booze (5,5) |
| DEBUSSY | 's composer |
| AMPLE | Fat politician consumed by booze (5) |
| IVES | Charles, U.S. composer of 1915's Concord Sonata (4) |
| ARCHIVES | Playful U.S. composer's records (8) |
| CROPLAND | River dividing U.S. composer's farming area (8) |
| GLASS | U.S. composer's drinking vessel (5) |
| PORGYANDBESS | Opera by U.S. composer George Gershwin that premiered in 1935 (5,3,4) |
| SENDINTHECLOWNS | Song written by U.S. composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim for his 1973 musical A Little Night Music (4,2,3,6) |
| CHARLESJIVES | Jazzy U.S. composer? |
