| SOUSA | Surname of the composer of Washington Post and Stars and Stripes marches (5) |
| USED | Employed head of Washington Post, for example |
| MEREENFIELD | Former editorial page editor of The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for Newswee |
| LEHAR | Surname of the composer of The Land Of Smiles, The Merry Widow, etc. (5) |
| SPEAR | Surname of the composer of the theme to Coronation Street (5) |
| RAVEL | Surname of the composer of Pavan for a Dead Infanta, Spanish Rhapsody, etc. (5) |
| LISZT | Surname of the composer of Liebestraum (5) |
| ELGAR | Surname of the composer who became Master of the King's Musick in 1924 (5) |
| BALFE | Surname of the composer whose operas include The Bohemian Girl (5) |
| HOLST | Surname of the composer known for 'The Planets' (5) |
| WEBER | Surname of the composer famous for Der Freischutz, Abu Hassan, etc. (5) |
| CEUTA | Spanish exclave, military post, and free port on the coast of Morocco, at the Mediterranean entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. (5) |
| ROMBERG | Surname of the composer of The Student Prince and The Desert Song (7) |
| BRITTEN | What is the surname of the composer of the opera Billy Budd? (7) |
| NOVEL | See off the composer of Perchance to Dream? That's original |
| DONIZETTI | Surname of the composer of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor (9) |
| STRAUSS | Surname of the composer of 'The Blue Danube' (7) |
| HANDEL | Surname of the composer of 'Zadok the Priest' (6) |
| TALLIS | Surname of the composer of the motet O Salutarius Hostia (6) |
| LETTS | Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy with roles in "The Post" and "Lady Bird" |
