| INTERMEZZO | The orchestra leader from Enmore was in a terrible tizz -- at the start of the opera he had messed up his short solo (10) |
| SCORNER | He sneers at the unfortunate crooners missing the start of the opera (7) |
| OLDIE | Classic song of the Sixties by orchestra leader from Longford, Ireland (5) |
| DEHYDRATED | Heard Teddy was in a terrible mess, though he'd had practically nothing to drink |
| REELECT | Vote in again in Enmore election (2-5) |
| EARPHONE | What would enhance the sound of new opera he composed? (8) |
| FLAP | A motion or sound of a flag, sail or a bird's wing; a hinged leaf of a table; a pet door; a loose pendant part of an envelope or a tent, for example; a large broad mushroom; or, a fluster/tizz (4) |
| CORONER | The orchestra leader is in a tight spot as he checks why people are late (7) |
| FACTOTUM | True, the orchestra leader is over the paunch of the odd-jobman (8) |
| OLIVERTWIST | A novel dance after the orchestra leader gets the organ (6,5) |
| SOPRANO | A drunkard ran to the orchestra leader to get the singer (7) |
| LENTO | To be played slowly, but in fast time by the orchestra leader (5) |
| SONATA | The musical composition makes Santa upset about the orchestra leader (6) |
| OPEN | Frank, the orchestra leader, needs writing implement (4) |
| MADHATTER | Victim of mercury poisoning had messed up in affair (3,6) |
| BADHAT | Person of reprehensible character had messed up in club (3,3) |
| AGITATED | The thing's set in stone, getting Democrat in a tizz (8) |
| THIRDGEAR | Tiger had messed up right selection of driver (5,4) |
| HALFBAKED | Stupid knight in fable had messed up (4-5) |
| SLIPOFTHETONGUE | See oneself uptight, in a tizz about nothing but a small error |
