| RIPOFFS | Pieces of music about soft love - they are usually of poor quality (3-4) |
| GRUB | Food, usually of poor quality, colloquially speaking |
| DRAGON | An interpretation of this mythical creature appears in almost every culture of the world, winged ones are usually of European origin |
| MEATPIE | First person with a link about soft pastry dish (4,3) |
| ROADMAP | Music about love and heartless Frenchman provides direction to those in The Cars (4,3) |
| PORKPIE | Lies endlessly about soft food (4,3) |
| EYELIDS | They are usually closed at night (7) |
| BRIOCHE | Choir be curious about soft roll (7) |
| DEFALLA | Composer, mostly unable to appreciate music, about to collapse (2,5) |
| PARTITA | What many do with Hair (a collection of pieces of music)? |
| MIXTAPE | A recorded set of favourite pieces of music, typically by different artists (7) |
| SONGFUL | Melodious gospel-inspired music about extremely niggling female (7) |
| COMPOSE | Write music about some cop (7) |
| BARBARA | Two pieces of music a 17 played in theatre (7) |
| SONATAS | Pieces of music give rise to tears at a nostalgic interlude (7) |
| STRETTI | Don't change it round! Composer in the end kept faster pieces of music (7) |
| STRAINS | Does one's utmost to compose pieces of music (7) |
| ARGENTINA | Man getting into piece of music about northern country (9) |
| REBEL | Bach's first piece of music about a revolting subject? |
| SCHERZI | Schmaltzier, spiritless and contrived pieces of music (7) |