| BERNSTEIN | US composer unexpectedly sent in after Austrian composer failed to finish (9) |
| VERDANT | Fresh, green opera composer failed to finish with worker (7) |
| VIENNESEWHIRL | Sweet sandwich named after Austrian revolution? |
| BACHELORPAD | Composer unexpectedly paroled in his home |
| ENESCU | Composer unexpectedly seen with copper (6) |
| EMERGENCE | When a crisis failed to finish, at the end, they made an appearance (9) |
| DRAGGEDON | Being teased broke lecturer, so failed to finish |
| MAIL | Man failed to finish inside file put in the letters to be sent on |
| NEIGHED | Crew failed to finish, being in wrong end when horse gave voice (7) |
| AGREE | Have to correspond with a European who failed to finish (5) |
| GYRATES | Goes round in tears, perhaps, having failed to finish gym (7) |
| NATIVES | Unexpectedly sent via those who may be restless? |
| STOLID | Wooden finish failed to finish top (6) |
| SORORAL | Sister's bitter, having failed to finish exam |
| THERMONUCLEAR | Such a weapon's remote launch failed to finish off war |
| ENMASSE | Silly men and fools failed to finish as a whole (2,5) |
| DRAMA | Play the doctor a man has failed to finish (5) |
| ALAS | Oh, dear: a girl has failed to finish (4) |
| STRIVE | Work hard, for second time, with runner who failed to finish (6) |
| DEPRIVE | Divest driver who failed to finish without a record (7) |
