| HANDLE | Deal with old composer, you say (6) |
| BEOWULF | Live with old composer, say, producing epic |
| LIST | The composer, you say, did lean towards (4) |
| JSBACH | Baroque German composer you must play to your foetus (1,1,4) |
| MAJORITYVERDICT | Possible decision in higher court involving Italian composer you initially put inside (8,7) |
| DREADS | Fears having to deal with old man's trousers (6) |
| FIELDS | Deals with old comedian (6) |
| WAGNER | Grew up with an old composer (6) |
| OVERDO | Amplify the fact old composer isn't finished with orchestra leader (6) |
| DVORAK | Distinguished bowler briefly is worn by very old composer (6) |
| TAVERN | John, old composer, had no hesitation at inn (6) |
| ARNOLD | Old composer? Not English old composer (6) |
| SEETO | Deal with old shirts piled up |
| TRADEMARKS | Deal with old currency symbols that are put across here (10) |
| TRADEMARK | Deal with old money and logo (9) |
| MEET | Deal with old fitting (4) |
| WHOOPIGOLDBERG | Actress and comedienne who's accompanied by old brute and old composer (6,8) |
| RODRIGO | Pole with fiddle meeting old composer |
| BYRD | Old composer's chat, say, on the radio (4) |
| GERONTOLOGIST | One who studies the process of ageing and deals with old people's problems (13) |
