| PACHELBEL | Johann, German composer born in 1653 best known for his Canon in D Major (9) |
| JOHANNPACHELBEL | German organist and composer best known for his Canon in D Major (6,9) |
| CORELLI | Arcangelo -, Italian violinist and composer born in 1653 noted for his Twelve concerti grossi (7) |
| BACH | Famous German composer born in Eisenach in 1685 (4) |
| GUTENBERG | Johann, German inventor of printing by movable type (9) |
| PRINCIPLE | Canon's in clipper at sea (9) |
| KEYCHANGE | * Musical shift, as from G major to D major |
| ARISTOTLE | Philosopher depicted contemplating a bust of Homer in a 1653 Rembrandt painting |
| PROTECTOR | Lord ---, title borne by Oliver Cromwell as head of state 1653-58 (9) |
| BRAHMS | German composer of the 1878 Violin Concerto in D major (6) |
| CELLO | Instrument used to perform Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D (5) |
| TAJMAHAL | Ivory-white marble mausoleum in India which was completed in 1653 and is considered one of the best architectural masterpieces of the world: 2 wds. |
| NEWYORK | Settlement which was called New Amsterdam in 1626, chartered as a city in 1653 (3,4) |
| OBOE | Strauss' "Concerto in D Major for ___ and Small Orchestra" |
| PACHELBELSCANON | Bach pens a cello composition, new piece in D major (10,5) |
| IZAAK | First name of Walton, author of The Compleat Angler in 1653 (5) |
| WALLSTREET | New York thoroughfare possibly named after a local stockade built in 1653 |
| CROMWELL | Oliver, English soldier and statesman who made himself Lord Protector in 1653 (8) |
| COMPLEAT | The ____ Angler, a book about fishing by Izaak Walton first published in 1653 (8) |
| ANGLER | The Compleat ____, book celebrating fishing by Izaak Walton published in 1653 (6) |
