| GEDDA | Nicolai, Swedish tenor who made his US debut in 1957 (5) |
| GIGLI | Beniamino -; tenor who made his operatic debut in 1914 in Ponchielli's La Gioconda (5) |
| WESTSIDESTORY | Musical which made its Broadway debut in 1957, and features the characters Riff and Bernardo (4,4,5) |
| ALFIE | - -- Boe, tenor who's made several albums with Michael Ball (5) |
| MCKELLAR | Kenneth, Scottish tenor who made regular TV appearances on Hogmanay in the 1960s and 1970s (8) |
| NILSSON | Birgit ?, Swedish dramatic soprano whose US debut was in 1956 |
| DST | US debut during WWI |
| IOWAN | Bill Bryson, identified by his US state of birth (5) |
| VIOLA | Instrument in sextet and a fairly late trio of Nicolai |
| FRENI | Mirella ___, Italian soprano who was married for many years to the Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov |
| AUDIS | Volkswagen US debuts of '69 |
| PEARS | Peter, English operatic tenor who died in 1986 (5) |
| LANZA | Tenor who portrayed Caruso |
| ELTONJOHN | He donates all his US singles proceeds to AIDS research |
| ALASKAN | Confused, inquire of Alan his US origin (7) |
| JASPERJOHNS | Abstract impressionist known for his US flag paintings |
| JOHN | Chicago-born author noted for his USA trilogy (4,3,6) |
| DOSPASSOS | Chicago-born author noted for his USA trilogy (4,3,6) |
| NOACCOUNT | Worthless recital commencing with Nicolai and Offenbach overtures (2-7) |
| COCO | Stage name of the Russian born clown Nicolai Poliakoff (4) |
