| FLOTOW | Friedrich von ___, composer of operas Alessandro Stradella and Martha (6) |
| SCHLEGEL | Friedrich von ___, German philosopher and critic who was a founder of the romantic movement in Germany (8) |
| KLEIST | Heinrich von --, playwright whose works include Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (6) |
| MARTHA | Comic opera by Friedrich von Flotow (6) |
| NAUSEA | And 22 1972 novel by Emma Lathen, pseudonym of authors Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart (6,7,5) |
| REEVES | Singers Jim and Martha split up about start of eighties (6) |
| MURDER | 1972 novel by Emma Lathen, pseudonym of authors Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart (6,7,5) |
| OPERAS | "Norma" and "Martha" |
| ROSSINI | Gioachino ___, composer of operas Otello and The Barber of Seville (7) |
| BIRTWISTLE | Harrison ___, composer of operas The Minotaur and Punch and Judy (10) |
| BRITTEN | Benjamin ___, composer of operas Peter Grimes and Billy Budd (7) |
| GLASS | Philip ___, composer of operas Satyagraha and Akhnaten (5) |
| BERG | Alban ___, composer of operas Lulu and Wozzeck (4) |
| ADELAIDE | Friedrich von Matthisson poem set to music by Beethoven and Schubert |
| LUISAMILLER | Verdi opera based on the play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich von Schiller (5,6) |
| LAZARUS | According to the Gospel of John, the resurrected brother of Mary and Martha (7) |
| AUNTS | Abby and Martha, to Mortimer, in "Arsenic and Old Lace" |
| MCGARRIGLE | Kate ?, Canadian folk singer-songwriter; late mother of singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright (10) |
| EXTERNALDEGREE | Type of academic qualification acquired by eg Brenda and Martha |
| IVYJO | Hunter, Motown composer who wrote for Marvin Gaye and Martha Reeves (3,2) |
