| 100% | HANDEL | 6 | George Frederick —, composer whose Water Music collection premiered in 1717 |
| 36% | WATERMUSIC | 10 | Collection of pieces by George Frideric Handel that premiered in 1717 |
| 34% | BACH | 4 | Composer whose work is featured in Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” music video |
| 33% | LIGETI | 6 | Gyorgy —, Hungarian composer whose only opera, Le Grand Macabre, premiered in 1978 |
| 32% | LIGETI | 6 | Composer György whose music is featured prominently in “2001: A Space Odyssey” |
| 31% | HANDEL | 6 | Composer George Frideric, famous for Water Music |
| 30% | MAHLER | 6 | Gustav —, Austrian composer of song cycle Kindertotenlieder whose 1905 premiere was in Vienna |
| 28% | HANDEL | 6 | Composer of Water Music and Messiah |
| 28% | LIGETI | 6 | Composer György whose music was featured in Kubrick films |
| 28% | ELGAR | 5 | Composer whose music is often heard at graduations |
| 27% | ALAN | 4 | Music composer and songwriter ___ Menken whose song "Under the Sea" from the movie "The Little Mermaid" won him an Oscar in 1989 |
| 27% | GERSHWIN | 8 | George __, Rhapsody in Blue composer |
| 26% | VERDI | 5 | Composer whose name means "green" in Italian |
| 26% | COLEPORTER | 10 | Composer whose 125th birth anniversary was celebrated in June: 2 wds. |
| 26% | BEETHOVEN | 9 | Composer whose works are hidden in 30-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 26% | GERSHWIN | 8 | George, American composer of Rhapsody in Blue |
| 26% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | Writer whose first collection of poetry, "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie," was published in 1971 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | GERSHWIN | 8 | George, pianist and composer of Rhapsody in Blue |
| 25% | CAGE | 4 | John —, US composer whose works include 1951's Music of Changes |
| 25% | LOEWE | 5 | "Almost Like Being in Love" composer Frederick |
| 25% | BACH | 4 | Baroque composer whose music was sent into space on the Voyager probes |
| 24% | SHEARING | 8 | George —, British jazz pianist and composer who died in 2011 |
| 24% | OAR | 3 | ''The water in music the __ forsakes'': John Muir |
| 24% | HANDEL | 6 | "Water Music" composer |
| 24% | HANDEL | 6 | “Water Music” composer |
| 24% | ORFF | 4 | Carl —, German composer whose scenic cantata Carmina Burana was first staged in 1937 |
| 24% | DAN | 3 | & 8A Music hall comedian born George Galvin in 1860 |
| 24% | LENO | 4 | Dan —, music hall comedian born George Galvin in 1860 |
| 24% | SPICEGHOULS | 11 | Pop group whose music is in en-crypted files? |