| PETERGRIMES | Opera by Benjamin Britten first performed at Sadler's Wells in London in 1945 (5,6) |
| GRIMES | Peter ---, opera by Benjamin Britten first performed at Sadler's Wells in London in 1945 (6) |
| ALLARD | Short-lived motor company founded in Clapham, London, in 1945 (6) |
| GLORIANA | Opera by Benjamin Britten first performed in 1953 (8) |
| ROBERTLLOYD | Principal bass appointed by Sadler's Wells Opera Company in 1969 and the Royal Opera House in 1972 |
| ALBERTHERRING | A chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1947 (6,7) |
| WARREQUIEM | Work by Benjamin Britten first performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962 (3,7) |
| NOYESFLUDDE | 1958 opera by Benjamin Britten adapted from the Chester miracle play (5,6) |
| CRACKOFDAWN | Quip by actress Wells in "Gilligan's Island"? |
| SEANPERTWEE | Actor who played Sgt Harry G Wells in 2002 horror film Dog Soldiers (4,7) |
| ASHTON | Well known at Sadler's Wells, Mancunians speak of him with stress (6) |
| OPERATIVE | Crucial time I have after event at Sadler's Wells, maybe (9) |
| TUTU | Archbishop's costume on show at Sadler's Wells (4) |
| GREENBERETS | SSgt. Barry Sadler's group |
| BILLYBUDD | Four-act opera by Benjamin Britten produced in London in 1951 (5,4) |
| AIDA | Verdi opera first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo in 1871 |
| BUDD | Billy ___ , sailor created by Herman Melville, later the title character in an opera by Benjamin Britten (4) |
| NORMA | Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, first performed at La Scala in Milan on Boxing Day 1831 (5) |
| CRABBE | Poet whose character Peter Grimes in The Borough inspired an opera by Benjamin Britten (6) |
| OWENWINGRAVE | Opera by Benjamin Britten based on a work by Henry James (4,8) |
