Guardian Cryptic 29572

[LeenaH]

Across words are composers

Need to omit a,e,I,o,u,y

Greetings Victoria's first walking reins right away (9)

I have hvhnss

Can't find the composer

Also 8d second word

Clue: joker in Brazil regularly getting rum (7)

Answer Bacardi 

To be inserted as bcrd

But in row 5 last clue is 

Freedom to omit overture and finale (5)

Answer Freed

To be entered Frd

Conflict with B of down clue

 

Please help 

Thanks in advance 

Happy New year 

 

 

 

[pomona]

8d 2nd composer RiCaRD0

[roslyn251254]

12a 1st composer is Hovhaness

5a last one ...can't remember the composer but the grid entry was RRT

10d not sure if you mean this one... NOTION

[ProfessorMaisie]

IBERT is the last composer of 5a (entered as BRT, so BACARDI fits) 'freedom' = lIBERTy minus first/'overture' and 'finale'

[ProfessorMaisie]

...Happy New Year.