| PHILHARMONIC | Word meaning 'fond of music', used in the name of orchestras, choirs, societies, etc (12) |
| HALLE | Name of orchestra (5) |
| RAGTIME | Scott Joplin's style of music, used in the Newman/Redford film The Sting |
| PLAINSONG | The style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, especially in Gregorian chant (9) |
| RAG | Scott Joplin's music, used in the movie The Sting, included The Entertainer and Pineapple ... |
| SAMPLE | - Minds, Jim Ken's band, Extract of music used in a song (6) |
| OVERTURE | Item of music used in attempt to seduce? |
| STAN | Persian and Urdu word meaning 'place of' or 'where one stands', used in the name of many Asian countries (4) |
| URSA | Latin word meaning "bear" used in the name of two constellations (4) |
| GOSHT | Persian-derived word for meat, used in the name of Indian dishes containing mutton, goat etc. (5) |
| ALOO | Indian word for potatoes, used in the name of a curry also containing spinach (saag) (4) |
| TEL | Hebrew word for a mound, used in the name of an Israeli city (3) |
| MERE | A lake, often used in the names of those in the Lake District |
| YOM | Hebrew word for day, used in the names of various Jewish religious observances (3) |
| SIGNATURETUNE | What is a distinctive piece of music used to introduce a particular programme or performer? (9,4) |
| PROTESTSONG | Piece of music used to speak truth to power: 2 wds. |
| CLEF | The symbol in music used to denote the pitch of notes (4) |
| APPRENTICE | The Sorcerer's ___, music used in Disney's Fantasia (10) |
| SUMO | Retro disco music used in coverage of Japanese sporting event |
| PROXIMA | Latin for "nearest", used in the name of a star |