| GAMUT | Word originally for the lowest note in the scale in medieval music, later meaning the complete range of something such as emotions (5) |
| BASS | The lowest note in a musical chord, _ note (4) |
| LOWEST | Furthest down, ... note in the scale |
| ALERT | Anagram of "later" meaning notify |
| ROOT | Lowest note in a chord |
| NEUMES | In the plural, what are the symbols used in medieval music notation and still used in notation of Gr |
| MINIMUM | The lowest note on score, unless marked at the start (7) |
| MINIM | Without doubt the lowest note (5) |
| ORIGANUM | Herb's beginning to invest in medieval music |
| DOH | First note of the scale in solfa (3) |
| ATONAL | Off the scale, in a way |
| BUREAU | French word originally for the baize covering a writing desk, later for the escritoire itself (6) |
| TACT | Word originally for the sense of touch, later for sensitivity or delicacy, especially in dealing with others (4) |
| ACES | Word originally for the sides of dice with single pips, later cards with the highest value in various games, hence excellent pilots or experts (4) |
| PILOT | Based on the Greek for "oar, rudder", a word originally for the steersman of a ship, later an aviator, hot-air balloonist or jockey (5) |
| ZONES | Word originally for the five belts of the Earth's surface, later any regions with particular characteristics (5) |
| MANSION | Word originally for the home of a medieval lord, later extended to mean a large imposing house (7) |
| ROSTRUM | Word originally for the prow or beak of an ancient Roman ship, later a dais for public speaking (7) |
| COMPASS | In music, the complete range of notes that any voice or instrument is capable of producing (7) |
| NECTAR | Word originally for the gods' drink of eternal life in mythology that has come to mean essence collected from flowers by pollinators including bees that forms the basis of honey (6) |
