| 100% | RATTLE | 6 | Simon —, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002-18 |
| 54% | RATTLE | 6 | Simon __, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic |
| 50% | HAITINK | 7 | Bernard —, Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967-79 |
| 35% | ASHKENAZY | 9 | Vladimir —, Russia-born Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1987-94 |
| 33% | SEIJIOZAWA | 10 | Longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| 33% | CROW | 4 | Bob —, General Secretary of the RMT from 2002-14 |
| 31% | GULLIVER | 8 | Trina —, winner of the Winmau World Masters darts tournament from 2002-05 |
| 31% | OMARBRADLEY | 11 | US Army officer; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-53 |
| 30% | BRADLEY | 7 | Omar —, US Army general; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-53 |
| 30% | ZULUAGA | 7 | Fabiola —, winner in 1999 and from 2002-04 of the Copa Colsanitas singles tennis tournament |
| 29% | BRADLEY | 7 | Omar —, US Army general who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949-53 |
| 29% | ALTON | 5 | David —, Chief Whip of the Liberal Party from 1985-87 |
| 29% | ABBADO | 6 | Claudio —, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra appointed in 1979 |
| 28% | KOK | 3 | Wim —, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1994-2002 |
| 28% | ELDORADO | 8 | One of the most iconic American luxury cars from Cadillac, that was in production from 1952 to 2002 |
| 28% | OWENS | 5 | Jesse of the Berlin Olympics |
| 28% | EARLWARREN | 10 | Chief Justice of the United States from 1953-69; chair of the commission that investigated the assassination of John F Kennedy |
| 28% | ZUBINMEHTA | 10 | Indian-born conductor who led the New York Philharmonic from 1978 to 1991: 2 wds. |
| 28% | EAST | 4 | One side of the Berlin Wall |
| 28% | OWENS | 5 | Jesse ___, hero of the Berlin Olympics |
| 28% | BANDLEADER | 10 | Musical conductor ... and what the end of 18-, 23-, 40- or 51-Across can be? |
| 28% | SOLTI | 5 | Georg —, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969-92 |
| 28% | NUNN | 4 | Trevor —, chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968-86 |
| 28% | TEDDER | 6 | Arthur —, Chief of the Air Staff from 1946-50 |
| 27% | TAFT | 4 | Chief justice of the 1920s |
| 27% | SUPREME | 7 | Chief Justice of the ___ Court |
| 27% | ODIN | 4 | Chief god of the Aesir |
| 27% | MEHTA | 5 | Zubin ___, Conductor Emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 27% | BARENBOIM | 9 | Daniel —, Argentina-born conductor and pianist; music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1991-2006 |
| 27% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |