| FATSWALLER | US jazz pianist and composer who pioneered the Harlem stride style; co-writer, with lyricist Andy Razaf, of songs including 1929's 'Honeysuckle Rose' and 'Ain't Misbehavin' (4,6) |
| STRUNK | "The Elements of Style" co-author with White |
| IVES | American composer who pioneered in polytonality |
| STEVEREICH | American composer who pioneered minimalist music |
| MONK | Thelonious ?, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 (4) |
| FATS | --- Waller, American jazz pianist and composer who co-wrote the 1929 song Ain't Misbehavin' (4) |
| SHEARING | George, British jazz pianist and composer who became a permanent resident of the US in 1949 (8) |
| BURTBACHARACH | Composer, songwriter and pianist, 1928-2023, who wrote hundreds of pops songs with lyricist Hal David, including Raindrops Keep Fallin'on My Head (4,9) |
| MUIR | Take It from Here co-writer with Denis Norden who was a team captain on Call My Bluff and wrote the What-aMess series of books for children (4) |
| LOEWE | Austrian-American composer who collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Learner to create Gigi, Camelot and My Fair Lady (5) |
| ELTON | Co-writer with Richard Curtis of Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third and Blackadder Goes Forth (5) |
| STIG | ABBA's manager and lyrics co-writer with Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, ... Anderson (4) |
| CLARKE | Co-writer with Stanley Kubrick of the screenplay to the 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey (6) |
| SAMPOTTLE | Co-writer, with Jim Henson, of the theme music of The Muppet Show |
| CLEMENT | Dick ?, co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads |
| DICKCLEMENT | Co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads (4,7) |
| ALLISON | Mose ___, US jazz pianist and singer-songwriter whose works include Benediction and Parchman Farm (7 |
| JARRETT | Pennsylvania-born US jazz pianist and composer; 2003 Polar Music Prize winner (5,7) |
| KEITH | Pennsylvania-born US jazz pianist and composer; 2003 Polar Music Prize winner (5,7) |
| WALLER | Thomas, known as Fats, US jazz pianist and singer who died in 1943 (6) |
