| ARIETTA | 'Marriage of Figaro' piece |
| MINUET | 'Marriage of Figaro' piece |
| ARIA | "Figaro" piece for one |
| SUSANNA | The bride of Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (7) |
| WOLFGANG | One of the forenames of The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute composer (8) |
| MOPART | Composer of "The Marriage of Figaro" (6) |
| DAPONTE | Composer of the libretti for Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte (2,5) |
| MOZART | Salzburg-born musician who, in his 35 years of life, composed some 600 works including The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute (6) |
| OPERAS | "The Marriage of Figaro" and "The Barber of Seville" |
| COMICOPERA | The Marriage of Figaro, for instance (5,5) |
| OPERA | "Carmen" or "The Marriage of Figaro," for example |
| SONO | "Dove ___" ("The Marriage of Figaro" aria) |
| ANTONIO | The gardener in "The Marriage of Figaro" |
| OPERABUFFA | "Marriage of Figaro", e.g. |
| COUNTESS | Left from incalculable role in "The Marriage of Figaro" (8) |
| DUET | "Cinque, dieci, venti, trenta" in "The Marriage of Figaro," e.g. |
| SEVILLE | City where "Carmen" and "The Marriage of Figaro" are set |
| TOOMANYNOTES | What comment did Emperor Joseph II reputedly make on Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro when it premiered in Vienna? (3,4,5) |
| CAVATINA | Operatic solo aria such as Porgi amor from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (8) |
| OPERABOX | Whence a critic might look down on The Marriage of Figaro |