| SIXTHFORMERS | Students of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony from awful Reform School (5-7) |
| FMAJ | Key of Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony No. 6 |
| ORAL | Spoken part of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (4) |
| FMAJOR | Key of Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony" |
| INF | Like Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony (two words) |
| SIXTH | Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony |
| SIXTIETH | Fraction of Beethoven's Pastoral to link in |
| THEMORNINGAFTER | Threatening from awful delayed effects of excessive drinking (3,7,5) |
| OFFENCE | Dodgy dealer's wealth comes from awful crime (7,7) |
| CAPITAL | Dodgy dealer's wealth comes from awful crime (7,7) |
| DAYNURSERY | At last, Danny Dyer runs a reform school, of sorts (3,7) |
| DVORAK | Composer of the symphony "From the New World" |
| RALPHVAUGHANWILLIAMS | English composer whose works include A Sea Symphony, A London Symphony and A Pastoral Symphony |
| MISREADS | Makes a mess of signals from awful sad miser (8) |
| ALMAMATER | Two qualifications available in reform school once (4,5) |
| FULCRUM | Prop was removed from awful scrum, injured (7) |
| CERTIFY | Confirm nothing was missing from awful ferocity (7) |
| RECEIPT | From awful creep, it's proof of purchase |
| RIPON | Son released from awful prison in cathedral city (5) |
| NICKELBOYS | 2025 film about two students in a reform school in 1960s Florida (6,4) |