| WEISGALL | Hugo ?, composer of 1989 one-act opera Will You Marry Me? (8) |
| WOLF | Hugo ?, composer of 1895 opera Der Corregidor (4) |
| MASCAGNI | Composer of the 1890 1-act opera Cavalleria rusticana (8) |
| GRANADOS | Spanish composer of the 1915 1-act opera Goyescas (8) |
| PROPOSAL | "Will you marry me?," e.g. (POOR LAPS anagram) (8) |
| INTAHITI | 1952 one-act opera by Leonard Bernstein based on the relationship of his parents (7,2,6) |
| IDOMENEO | Indication European's to appear in one act opera |
| BATDANCE | 1989 #1 hit by Prince |
| GOSSEC | Francois-Joseph, composer of the 1766 one-act opera Les pecheurs (6) |
| BUSONI | Ferruccio, Italian composer of the one-act opera Arlecchino (6) |
| PUCCINI | Composer of the 1918 one-act opera Gianni Schicchi (7,7) |
| GIACOMO | Composer of the 1918 one-act opera Gianni Schicchi (7,7) |
| JAKE | ___ Peralta of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" who said "Amy Santiago will you marry me?" at the end of a Halloween heist |
| SUORANGELICA | One-act opera by Puccini produced in New York in 1918 (4,8) |
| TROUBLE | 1952 one-act opera by Leonard Bernstein based on the relationship of his parents (7,2,6) |
| BOSS | Is this the person in charge of a German fashion firm, Hugo? (4) |
| KNEELER | The one saying "Will you marry me?" |
| YES | One response to "will you marry me?" (3) |
| YESORNOQUESTION | "Will you marry me?" is one |
| YAS | Felicity 'Flick' Newman's response after Tane Parata asked "Will you marry me?" in Home and Away (3) |
