| LEDGERLINE | Needle girl about a musical notation (6,4) |
| CLEF | A musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it (4) |
| CHORUSLINE | A - - -, musical about a musical! (6, 4) |
| TREBLECLEF | Rebel felt upset about "C" in musical notation (6,4) |
| TONICSOLFA | A system of teaching musical notation invented by Sarah Ann Glover (5,3,2) |
| FORTISSIMO | Musical notation meaning 'to be played loudly' (10) |
| TAB | Versatile word with meanings including an aerofoil, a bill, a cigarette, a collar insignia, a dose of LSD, a flap, a fob, a loop of a theatrical curtain, the drape itself, musical notation, a pill, a |
| ADMONISH | Warn a pretty girl about a Scotsman (8) |
| CUTICLE | Skinny but attractive girl, about a hundred pounds (7) |
| LIVELY | Energetic girl about a quarter past five (6) |
| ARCLIGHT | Chat to the girl about a really bright one (3,5) |
| GREENEGGSANDHUM | Seuss book about a musical breakfast? |
| THECATSWHISKERS | The best thing about a musical (Hair) is the riotous finale |
| OPERA | Ring theatre about a musical show |
| HARP | Tediously keep speaking about a musical instrument |
| TREMOLO | Lot more about a musical effect (7) |
| RECITAL | Article written up about a musical performance (7) |
| GLEE | Longtime sitcom about a musical club |
| HAIRBALL | Cats' worry about a musical dance (8) |
| TUBBYTHETUBA | 1975 film about a musical instrument |
