| GIGLI | Tenor initially longing to appear in Hollywood musical |
| EASTERPARADE | American artist held by desperate criminal in Hollywood musical (6,6) |
| SINGININTHERAIN | Thin, asinine grin displayed in Hollywood musical (6,2,3,4) |
| BATCH | Tenor initially in German composer's group (5) |
| TRALA | Tenor initially rehearses in the manner of a hum (3-2) |
| TWEAK | Tune from tenor, initially lacking resolution |
| STITCHING | Some tailors initially longing to finish this? (9) |
| GUYSANDDOLLS | Man on the beach with Barbie and Ken produced Hollywood musical (4,3,5) |
| TRUSTY | Reliable tenor initially out of practice (6) |
| CLARINETTIST | Musician's recital isn't ruined by tenor initially (12) |
| NIELSEN | Composer redrafts ten lines cutting out tenor initially |
| GIGI | Lerner & Loewe Hollywood musical with Leslie Caron |
| TUNE | Tenor initially with a French melody (4) |
| LALALAND | A few notes given by disheartened nerd concerning Hollywood musical |
| BUTT | Contralto, yet tenor initially! |
| MANYTHANKS | Married a New York tenor initially -- Henry's son? You shouldn't have! (4,6) |
| YOULLNEVERGETRICH | 1941 Hollywood musical starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter |
| ASTAIRE | Fred, actor and dancer who starred in ten Hollywood musicals with Ginger Rogers (7) |
| KEELER | Ruby of Hollywood musicals |
| TAP | Hollywood musicals specialty, ___ dancing |
