| SYMS | Sorts of orchestras [abbr.] |
| NEA | Government group that provides funds to museums and orchestras: Abbr. |
| SYM | Orchestra (abbr) (3) |
| ASO | Largest active volcano in Japan, Mt ...; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (abbr) (3) |
| PHILHARMONIC | Word meaning 'fond of music', used in the name of orchestras, choirs, societies, etc (12) |
| CENTRALS | Divisions of orchestras, each containing musical instruments of the same class (8) |
| OBOES | Tuners of orchestras |
| FIRSTVIOLINISTS | Prominent members of orchestras |
| PROMO | Film to advertise concert with foremost of orchestras (5) |
| SCHERZO | Musical piece unknown in 60% of orchestras, oddly (7) |
| WINDINSTRUMENTS | Twist in fickle men's trust for parts of orchestras (4,11) |
| SECTIONS | From Latin meaning "to cut", word for parts or portions, such as slices for microscopic examination, chapters, divisions of orchestras, newspaper departments, orange segments or military subunits, suc |
| ONCUE | Leaders of orchestras now taking stick when required (2,3) |
| HALL | Most of orchestra's in concert room (4) |
| OPALS | Friends after leader of orchestra's gemstones (5) |
| CELLIST | Member of orchestra's strings (7) |
| WINDSWEPT | Affected by moving air, part of orchestra's shed tears (9) |
| TIMPANI | Part of orchestra's time cut short, non-stop panic follows (7) |
| FARRAGO | A good way to ridicule start of orchestra's medley (7) |
| TAILCOAT | Dog and cat grabbing leader of orchestra's formal garment (8) |
