| MAESTRO | Famous conductor in West, possibly, initially taking Ravel in thus |
| NOEL | Coward, possibly, initially nervous over entering lift |
| SPA | Bath, possibly, initially smelling pretty awful |
| STREW | Scatter, thus ending the war in the west, possibly |
| MOVIESTAR | West possibly observing struggle in Balkan city (5,4) |
| DAWN | It's seen in the east, and west, possibly (4) |
| BEECH | Wood - famous conductor taking morning off (5) |
| WONG | Benedict ___, actor whose roles have included Ravel in 2012 adventure film Prometheus (4) |
| OVERLAP | Cover work that includes Ravel in reworked composition (7) |
| UNIVERSAL | Ravel in US performing for all to see |
| RAPPER | Kanye West possibly making cover version for listeners (6) |
| MAE | Miss West possibly starts making an entrance |
| STEWED | Cooked by Ed West, possibly (6) |
| SWOOP | Take a dive west in thus going to work (5) |
| STATIC | Still taking rubbish in thus? (6) |
| INSOLVENT | Broke in thus — lever initially opening |
| RATTLE | Something child plays with famous conductor (6) |
| TOSCANINI | Sanction affected one famous conductor (9) |
| MAELSTROM | Eddy, famous conductor, grabbing large mike (9) |
| SOLTI | Remix lost by one famous conductor (5) |
