| REQUIEMS | Works such as Brahms' German, Tavener's Celtic and Penderecki's Polish (8) |
| JOHANNES | Welshman typically welcomes brief applause for such as Brahms (8) |
| ENGINEER | Designer of public works such as bridges and harbours (8) |
| MONDRIAN | Piet, Dutch abstract painter noted for works such as Broadway Boogie Woogie (8) |
| OPERATIC | Of works such as Carmen or Turandot |
| ORATORIO | Work such as Handel's Messiah (8) |
| OPERETTA | Repeat to be made of work such as The Merry Widow (8) |
| SCULLERY | A room for rough kitchen work such as the cleaning of utensils (8) |
| MOVEMENT | A division of a longer musical work, such as a symphony (8) |
| SCENARIO | Italian word for an outline of the plot of a dramatic work such as a film, ballet, play or opera (8) |
| TREATISE | A work such as Ptolemy's Almagest |
| ISSERLIS | Leading cellist who premiered John Tavener's The Protecting Veil in 1989 (8) |
| TOPNOTCH | Tavener's first work -- score is superb (3-5) |
| CRABBE | A rector of Muston in the Vale of Belvoir as well as a surgeon, poet and coleopterist whose works such as The Village and The Borough were esteemed by Tennyson (6) |
| CIVILENGINEER | Designer and constructor of works such as roads and bridges (5,8) |
| TERESA | Spanish saint and author famous for her mystic visions and for works such as Book of the Foundations and The Interior Castle (6) |
| OVERTURES | Approaches works such as Romeo And Juliet and Hamlet (9) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIAS | Reference works such as Natural History by Pliny, Britannica or modern electronic versions such as E |
| MATISSE | French artist and member of the Fauves noted for use of colour in works such as Dance, Music, The Joy of Life and his series of cut-outs (7) |
| APPEL | Cobra group artist remembered for vibrant works such as Questioning Children and Hip, Hip, Hoorah! ( |
