| ONEARMEDBANDIT | Love being by sea with musicians, it's something with pull |
| BANDAGE | For such musicians, it's time to wrap it up! (7) |
| INTHEMAIN | Mostly, then, I swim, being by the sea (2,3,4) |
| HANDMEDOWN | Worker by sea with personal clothing |
| LONELY | Being by herself Nelly is confused about love |
| LAKESIDE | Being by water liked sea to be rough |
| MUSSORGSKY | Composer with Musicians' Union raised total takings on TV channel (10) |
| FLUTE | Woodwind musical instrument associated with musicians Ian Anderson and James Galway (5) |
| OCTET | In autumn, get final score for tenor with musicians (5) |
| BASSI | Graduates, and is returning with musicians of the lowest kind (5) |
| BASSISTS | Bishop does someone a service with musicians (8) |
| SEPTET | Ready to have pet playing with musicians (6) |
| VIOLA | Bowed stringed instrument associated with musicians Lionel Tertis and Emanuel Vardi (5) |
| NONONSENSE | Frank with musician's backing playing twice with feeling (2-8) |
| BANDSMAN | A new key used by sergeant major to go into bar with musician (8) |
| BOWIEKNIFE | Run through by musician: it's sharp (5,5) |
| OARS | They're employed by persons with pull (4) |
| LATS | They're worked with pull-ups and pull-downs |
| BOPIT | Handheld toy with "Pull" and "Twist" commands (3,2) |
| BLOWTORCH | Brow rubbed with cloth, being by this? |