| RAHRAH | Great excitement in Royal Albert Hall initially, given an encore |
| RALPH | Vaughan Williams recording captured in Royal Albert Hall, initially (5) |
| CARDIGAN | Vehicle used by woman initially given an item of clothing (8) |
| SWAMPFEVER | Great excitement in Slough that may cause problems in Hackney (5,5) |
| DODO | Bird act given an encore (4) |
| HOOPLA | Great excitement in fairground game |
| SOSO | Hence given an encore, though not very good (2-2) |
| RAKISH | Dashing to have brief smooch in Royal Albert Hall (6) |
| PHARAOH | Ruler has pressure to laugh, only in Royal Albert Hall |
| ESCORT | Orchestra abandoning principal members in Royal Albert Hall upset accompanist? (6) |
| PRIME | The -; season of concerts held annually in the Royal Albert Hall (5) |
| INAUGURAL | Like a premiere in August: starts to use Royal Albert Hall, ultimately (9) |
| RAH | Royal Albert Hall, in short (3) |
| LSO | Players in the Royal Albert Hall, say (3) |
| PROM | Summertime concert in the Royal Albert Hall (4) |
| RECITAL | Type of performance suited to the Wigmore Hall rather than the Royal Albert Hall |
| CONCERTGRAND | Squeezebox lost in a thousand pounds of Royal Albert Hall gear (7,5) |
| RAIN | Set Fire to the ___ hit song by Adele that won the Grammy in 2013 for its live rendition at the Royal Albert Hall |
| KAZOOS | Instruments played by over five thousand audience members in a record-shattering (and ear-shattering) 2011 Royal Albert Hall performance |
| THEPROMS | Annual season of musical concerts founded in 1895, mostly held at London's Royal Albert Hall (3,5) |
