| STOLENFACE | Flying scene aloft in film score by Malcolm Arnold (6,4) |
| TRAPEZE | Catch the sound of relaxation in film score by Malcolm Arnold (7) |
| DIESIRAE | Gregorian melody that frequently appears in film scores to denote impending danger |
| THEDANCING | Apparently stream opera by Malcolm Arnold (3,7,6) |
| BRIGANTINE | Hercules, say, sending one aloft in sea vessel (10) |
| POLOMALLET | Item held aloft in Ralph Lauren's logo |
| BALLOONIST | One who floats aloft in a basket |
| THEOPENWINDOW | Source of moving air in opera by Malcolm Arnold (3,4,6) |
| THEHISTORY | 1975 novel by Malcolm Bradbury (3,7,3) |
| THEVOLCANO | 1947 novel by Malcolm Lowry (5,3,7) |
| TAMOSHANTER | An overture by Malcolm Arnold, his Op. 51 (3,8) |
| MASTER | Apparently stream opera by Malcolm Arnold (3,7,6) |
| ELECTRA | Ballet by Malcolm Arnold? The Spanish react badly (7) |
| FROLICSOME | Playful film score composed to encapsulate love (10) |
| HANSZIMMER | The Lion King film score composer (4,6) |
| LARRYADLER | American harmonica virtuoso who wrote the film score for Genevieve |
| SOUNDTRACK | Solid path to film score (10) |
| SHOOTMUSIC | Film score? |
| RONGOODWIN | Plymouth-born composer whose film scores include those for Battle of Britain and Frenzy |
| NORTHAMPTON | Birthplace of the composers Edmund Rubbra, William Alwyn and Malcolm Arnold (11) |
