| REARGUARDACTION | Defensive manoeuvre of conductor at back of train? (9,6) |
| GUARDSVAN | Even pruned guavas were damaged at back of train (6,3) |
| ORCHESTRA | Band of musicians with a baton-waving conductor at the helm (9) |
| PRATTLE | Talk at length quietly in front of conductor (7) |
| ANDES | End of concerto out of conductor's range |
| HEIMLICH | Doctor's manoeuvre of healthcare borders - I'm avoiding extremes of cliche (8) |
| TACTIC | Manoeuvre of man on course swapping ends (6) |
| SCHOLARSMATE | Manoeuvre of chess to alarm! (8,4) |
| SETPIECE | Standard manoeuvre of group with king, perhaps (3,5) |
| TACTICS | Disposition and manoeuvre of forces in battle (7) |
| BEACHFRONT | Coastal manoeuvre of French boat |
| DEFORESTATION | Manoeuvres of deer stop removal of trees (13) |
| BRABBINS | New bass interrupts one suffering alto, then bass gets rid of conductor (dedicatee of Pictured Within) (6,8) |
| MARTYN | New bass interrupts one suffering alto, then bass gets rid of conductor (dedicatee of Pictured Within) (6,8) |
| SARGENT | Malcolm, conductor and composer who was chief conductor at the Proms for 20 years (7) |
| VENEZ | Home country of conductor Abraham Abreu: abbr. |
| OZAWA | Longtime conductor at Tanglewood |
| HAITINK | Bernard, Principal Conductor at the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967-79 (7) |
| MAESTRO | Musical conductor at Rome's frolic |
| TCHAIKOVSKY | Conductor at Carnegie HALL's opening night |
