| BEDEMANCUPPA | Arranger of festival in Cheshire town on the radio |
| CREW | Gang from Cheshire town on the radio (4) |
| ROSE | Name of festival in Tralee every August (4) |
| RUNCORN | Cheshire town on the south bank of the Mersey |
| ELLESMEREPORT | Cheshire town on the Manchester Ship Canal |
| WARRINGTON | Cheshire town on the Mersey (10) |
| WIDNES | Cheshire town on the Mersey (6) |
| SANDBACH | Lover of Chopin, the composer, in Cheshire town |
| SETTER | A spy; an enticer of victims for sharpers, swindlers etc; a gun dog trained to indicate the site of quarry; or, a composer, compositor, crossword compiler, typographer or other arranger of music, type |
| ANNEDUDLEY | String arranger of repute, member of Art Of Noise (4,6) |
| WILMSLOW | Manuscript hidden in tree in Cheshire town (8) |
| FLOTTA | Hearts of Midlothian in front of retail centres at end of Festival Fringes on island (6) |
| SEWARD | Arranger of a $7.2 million purchase in 1867 |
| ORGANISER | Arranger of scores in a group making comeback (9) |
| MOZART | Australian in market for arranger of Messiah (6) |
| FESTE | Arranger of fetes in Twelfth Night (5) |
| CREWE | 3 with base in Cheshire town |
| CREWELISTS | Embroiderers in Cheshire town registers |
| CABINCREW | Taxi in Cheshire town reportedly for aircraft workers (5,4) |
| LONGWINDEDNESS | Rambling among pines, end somehow in Cheshire town |
