| PARSIFAL | An opera in three acts by Richard Wagner, based on a 13th Century poem about an Arthurian knight (8) |
| LATRAVIATA | An opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Venice in 1853 (2,8) |
| GAWAIN | Sir _____ and the Green Knight, a late 14th-century romance about an Arthurian knight (6) |
| LACE | Gift traditionally given on a thirteenth wedding anniversary (4) |
| MRMERLIN | Early-'80s sitcom about an Arthurian wizard working as a mechanic in San Francisco: 2 wds. |
| RIENZI | Opera by Richard Wagner based on a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (6) |
| ISOLDE | Tristan und ___ , opera by Richard Wagner based on a chivalric romance (6) |
| ARABELLA | A lyric comedy or opera in three acts by Richard Strauss, which premiered in 1933 (8) |
| TURANDOT | Opera in three acts by Puccini which features the aria Nessun Dorma (8) |
| EMIRATES | Compose a poem about an Arab country |
| LOHENGRIN | Romantic opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (9) |
| TANNHAUSER | Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (1845) |
| LANGLAND | William ___, attributed author of the 14th century poem Piers Plowman (8) |
| TOALOUSE | Burns poem about an insect |
| THEQUEENOFSPADES | Opera in three acts by Tchaikovsky based on a short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin |
| LUCIA | _ di Lammermoor opera in three acts by Donizetti, loosely based on a story by Sir Walter Scott (5) |
| AKISSBEFORE | 1956 film starring Robert Wagner based on a novel by Ira Levin (1,4,6,5) |
| DYING | 1956 film starring Robert Wagner based on a novel by Ira Levin (1,4,6,5) |
| ALBERTHERRING | A chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1947 (6,7) |
| BEGGARSOPERA | The - - - - - -, 1728 ballad opera in three acts by John Gay, subject of a painting by William Hogarth (7,5) |
