| DANUBE | River that inspired a poem and, in turn, a waltz by Johann Strauss II (6) |
| CHILLON | Castle on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland that inspired a poem by Lord Byron (7) |
| PATRIA | Latin word for "homeland", recalled in Horace's Odes and in turn a poem by Wilfred Owen (6) |
| SLOANE | Chocolate-milk-inventing doctor whose name is given to a London square and, in turn, a Hooray Henry (6) |
| SHANNON | Irish setter belonging to Beach Boy Carl Wilson, named after an Irish river, that inspired a song by Henry Gross (7) |
| ANTIPODEAN | After vacation, Australian gets point of poem and, in short, sees it describes many 11 across |
| MOLDAU | European river that inspired Smetana |
| SCALLOP | Mollusc that is an emblem of St James and in turn a symbol of the Camino de Santiago (7) |
| VIENNA | 1868 waltz by Johann Strauss the Younger (5,4,3,6,5) |
| BLUEDANUBE | The English title of a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II, The --- --- (4,6) |
| VIENNAWOODS | Tales from the -, waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1868 (6,5) |
| WIENERBLUT | Waltz by Johann Strauss II: album by Falco (6,4) |
| BLUE | The --- Danube, English title of a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II (4) |
| SAFARI | From the Arabic for "travel" and in turn the Swahili for "journey", a trip observing wild animals in Africa (6) |
| CARMEN | ____ et error: a poem and a bish, Ovid on himself, Tristia 2.207 |
| BONBONS | Wiener -; waltz by Johann Strauss II (7) |
| COATES | Eric, composer whose waltz By The Sleepy Lagoon is the theme tune for Desert Island Discs (6) |
| CORAL | Invertebrate of oceanic reefs, worn 46 The Blue -; English title of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II (6) |
| WALTZ | Classic ballroom dance; or, a piece of music for such a dance by Johann Strauss II for example (5) |
| THEBLUEDANUBE | Common English title of the waltz An der schonen blauen Donau by Johann Strauss II (3,4,6) |
