| PROMS | The ___; annual season of concerts originally instituted by Henry Wood (5) |
| SAXONS | Anglo -; peoples whose lives are described in a series of chronicles originally instituted by Alfred the Great (6) |
| THEPROMS | Annual season of musical concerts founded in 1895, mostly held at London's Royal Albert Hall (3,5) |
| LENT | Name the annual season of fasting, in preparation for Easter (4) |
| PASSIONFLOWER | Plant father and sons originally instituted on river? |
| PRIME | The --; season of concerts held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall (5) |
| BEECH | Beeb's unending concerts, originally with Henry Wood (5) |
| ELLEN | Maiden name of Mrs Henry Wood, author of East Lynne (5,5) |
| PRICE | Maiden name of Mrs Henry Wood, author of East Lynne (5,5) |
| LYNNE | One of the best-known works of Mrs Henry Wood (4,5) |
| SOYUZ | Longest-serving manned spacecraft programme in current operation, instituted by the Soviet Union in 1966 (5) |
| ALAMO | Run The _, annual Half Marathon and Marathon run in San Antonio, Texas (5) |
| EARTH | Planet whose tilted axis causes its four annual seasons (5) |
| ASCOT | Royal racecourse instituted by Queen Anne (5) |
| UNION | State of the ___ (annual presidential address) |
| ALLEY | "Stars in the ___" (annual free outdoor concert in N.Y.C.) |
| DUETS | Songs, etc., expected at the conclusion of concerts (5) |
| OXFAM | Second of concerts by celebrity, mainly for charity |
| LOOSE | Free, last of concerts in Cornish town (5) |
| FESTIVAL | Season of concerts, events or performances such as the Proms or that held in 1951 to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition (8) |