| NEDDA | Character in "I, Pagliacci" |
| CANIO | The showman in "I Pagliacci." |
| TONIO | "I Pagliacci" character |
| LEONCAVALLO | Ruggero, Italian composer of I Pagliacci (11) |
| CAVALLERIARUSTICANA | Frequent companion opera to I Pagliacci (10,9) |
| RUGGIERO | Italian composer of operas including 1892's I Pagliacci (8,11) |
| COMMA | Character in "I, Claudius"? |
| NERO | Character in "I, Claudius" |
| GENIE | Barbara Eden's character in I Dream of Jeannie was this |
| RICARDO | Ricky _, Desi Arnaz's character in I Love Lucy (7) |
| ETHEL | Vivian Vance's character in I Love Lucy (5) |
| VIN | ___ Diesel, actor who voices the main character in I Am Groot (3) |
| DUAL | Revolutionary characters in I Claudius with two parts? (4) |
| TENOR | Canio, e.g., in "Pagliacci" |
| VESTI | 1892: Aria in Pagliacci: "___ la Giubba" |
| ARIA | "Vesti la giubba," e.g., in "Pagliacci" |
| PEPPE | Harlequin in 1892 Leoncavallo opera Pagliacci |
| ONPAPER | In writing opera, Pagliacci and Nabucco overtures problematical (2,5) |
| THETEARSOFACLOWN | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles single, influenced by the opera Pagliacci, and one of the few hit singles in which a bassoon is heard |
| OPERA | "The ___," "Seinfeld" episode in which Kramer gets everyone tickets for "Pagliacci" |
