| MADAMEBUTTERFLY | Source story for Giacomo Puccini's sixth opera (1904), written by US lawyer John Luther Long in 1898 (6,9) |
| PUCCINISPOOCH | A growler for Giacomo? |
| POEM | Verse, written by US short-story writer, read by millions (4) |
| THEBELLJAR | Only completed novel written by US poet Sylvia Plath, published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas (3,4,3) |
| RONDA | Expression of agreement by US lawyer in place in southern Spain (5) |
| GOBBI | Italian operatic baritone noted for his interpretation of Scarpia in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca (5) |
| RENT | 1996 rock musical by US composer and lyricist Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme (1896) (4) |
| GLENDA | Girl in valley pursued by US lawyer (6) |
| PEDANT | Particular person in prison will be visited by US lawyer |
| DISDAIN | Contempt is shown by US lawyer implicated in racket (7) |
| MASON | Fictional defense attorney Perry ___, created by US lawyer and author Erle Stanley Gardner (5) |
| VERSUS | Opposed to poetry, mostly written by us |
| ABROAD | Article written by US woman overseas (6) |
| NATIVE | ___ Son, 1940 novel written by US author Richard Wright (6) |
| RODOLFO | Poet in Giacomo Puccini's opera La boheme (7) |
| MIMI | Seamstress in Giacomo Puccini's opera La Boheme (4) |
| DARING | Risky call by US lawyer (6) |
| LINDA | Girl rejected love given by US lawyer |
| DACHA | Country cottage, one with central heating, secured by US lawyer |
| DELTA | English officer impressed by US lawyer's letter (5) |
