| ADORING | Loving the commotion and the band |
| RIDEOUTTHESTORM | I detour round the commotion and manage to survive (4,3,3,5) |
| SANFRANCISCO | City that hosted the final concert of The Beatles (1966) and The Band (1976) |
| THEWHO | With Yes and the Band, band in an "SCTV" parody of a classic Abbott and Costello bit |
| AIDS | "And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the ___ Epidemic" (Randy Shilts book) |
| ALANALDA | "And the Band Played On" and "Mephisto Waltz" actor |
| STIR | By the way, the Irish started the commotion (4) |
| JOSHUA | Californian desert tree with links to the Bible and the band U2 (6) |
| ERICBOGLE | The iconic Australian anti-war ballad And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda was written by which Scottish-born singer-songwriter? (4,5) |
| SUVLA | "That hell that they called ___ Bay" features in the lyrics of And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. (5) |
| PLAYED | "And the Band ___ On" (Randy Shilts book) |
| PLAYEDON | "And the Band ___" |
| BOGLE | Eric, composer of And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (5) |
| SHILTS | And the Band Played On author Randy |
| ALDA | And the Band Played On star |
| TWEEDY | (Of country gentry) informal and loving the outdoor life (6) |
| DOTING | Loving the dog, carrying the can for (6) |
| BEGINAGAIN | "Oh great, now I've lost my rhythm and I'll have to ___ from the top on that song," Taylor might have said after the commotion abated (but probably didn't) |
| TORNADO | Ran round in the commotion caused by the storm |
| LLOYDCOLE | Glasgow band formed in 1982, '- and the Commotions' (5,4) |
