| RUFUSWAINWRIGHT | Singer-songwriter and composer whose albums include Poses and Release the Stars |
| TRUDIE | Actress whose TV credits include Pose and Love Soup, _ Styler (6) |
| SPRINGATRAP | Jump at the knock, and release the catch (6,1,4) |
| RUFUS | _ Wainwright, Canadian singer who recorded the 2007 album Release The Stars (5) |
| TRIP | Stumble and release the catch (4) |
| JEANMICHELJARRE | French musician and composer whose albums include Oxygene and Equinoxe |
| GILEVANS | Toronto-born jazz pianist and composer whose albums include 1958's New Bottle Old Wine |
| BRUBECK | Dave ?, California-born modern jazz pianist and composer whose albums include 1994's Just You, Just Me |
| LEONARD | _ Cohen, singer-songwriter and composer of Hallelujah (7) |
| RANDY | US singer-songwriter and composer, _ Newman (5) |
| NEWMAN | US singer-songwriter and composer, Randy _ (6) |
| ISAOTOMITA | Japanese composer whose albums of electronic music include Snowflakes Are Dancing and Pictures at an Exhibition |
| BATT | Mike ?, songwriter and composer of 1984 musical The Hunting of the Snark (4) |
| LOESSER | Frank, songwriter and composer who provided music and lyrics for Guys and Dolls (7) |
| KERN | What is the surname of Jerome, the US songwriter and composer of Show Boat? (4) |
| ESCAPEMENT | Clock mechanism which checks and releases the train (10) |
| IRVING | ____ Berlin, U.S. songwriter and composer born in 1888 whose songs included Puttin' on the Ritz (6) |
| JOSEFELICIANO | Blind Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer whose hits include Light My Fire and Feliz Navidad |
| HOAGYCARMICHAEL | US pianist, singer and composer whose songs include Star Dust and Georgia on My Mind |
| ASKS | Poses and sits in the sun topless (4) |
