| LERNER | Heard rookie Jewish-American lyricist partnered with Loewe in composing 'My Fair Lady' (1918-1986) (6) |
| CHIMNEYSWEEP | Composing my new speech, I put in Mary Poppins friend (7,5) |
| ALANJAYLERNER | American lyricist who collaborated with the composer Frederick Loewe on the Broadway musicals My Fair Lady and Camelot (4,3,6) |
| HALDAVID | American lyricist best known for his collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach |
| DAVID | Hal _, American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach (5) |
| BARBRASTREISAND | Going from bar to bar, sister gets drunk with Jewish-American songstress (6,9) |
| ALJOLSON | Jewish-American vaudeville and early 'talkies' star left judge in untidy saloon (1886-1950) (2,6) |
| LEARNER | American lyricist takes in a student |
| PUCCINI | Italian composer first in composing competition back in India (7) |
| OBBLIGATO | Essential section that's instrumental in composing at bio-blog (9) |
| MOSSAIC | Name got mixed up in composing an image from fragments (7) |
| MONTAGE | Name got mixed up in composing an image from fragments (7) |
| TENUOUS | It's fine to pass half an hour in composing tunes (7) |
| IRA | Extract three from the front half of Ilfracombe for an American lyricist Gershwin (3) |
| RAYEVANS | American lyricist whose songs include Buttons and Bows, Mona Lisa, Que Sera Sera and Silver Bells (3,5) |
| LAURENBACALL | Sultry Jewish-American movie actress who was married to Humphrey Bogart (1924-2014) |
| LEECOBB | Jewish-American movie actor best known for 'On the Waterfront' and '12 Angry Men ' (1911-1976) |
| KISSINGER | Jewish-American statesman showing affection for the crown? (b.1923) (9) |
| SAMWANAMAKER | Jewish-American actor who rebuilt London's Globe Theatre (3,9) |
| JOSHUABELL | Celebrated Jewish-American violinist and orchestral conductor (b.1967) (6,4) |
