| PROMISCUOUS | Frequently coupling in concert is unusual, cutting Rossini's Overture and Finale |
| VERDI | Composer's decision to omit overture and finale of concert |
| DROWN | Play louder than Rossini's overture? Not happy about that (5) |
| TCHAIKOCSKY | Russian composer whose most famous works include The 1812 Overture and the ballet The Nutcracker (11) |
| MENDELSSOHN | Classical German composer known for his Midsummer Night's Dream overture and the Wedding March, Feli |
| ELECTRONICS | The Spanish concert is broadcast using this gear (11) |
| CORRECTIONS | Improvements, or concert is to be reorganised! (11) |
| STONECIRCLE | Concert is rearranged by the French rock venue? |
| WILLIAMTELL | Rossini's last opera, produced in Paris in 1829 (7,4) |
| ODD | Like Randall and Klugman's coupling in a '70s sitcom |
| RINGLET | Thriller with intro and finale swapped in a twist of sorts? (7) |
| OUTANDOUT | An exposed coupling in every respect (3-3-3) |
| PIPE | There's no coupling in this line (6,4) |
| INDIAN | There's no coupling in this line (6,4) |
| FILE | There's no coupling in this line (6,4) |
| MOANINGMINNIES | I'm replacing intro and finale of Lennon's imagine in remix -- they're bound to complain! (7,7) |
| PRETENDING | Acting before theatre's premiere and finale (10) |
| RIPENED | Epitaph and finale containing note came to fruition (7) |
| THEEND | Which song by The Doors soundtracks the opening and finale of Apocalypse Now? (3,3) |
| OPERA | A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes (5) |
