| GIGLI | Surname of the great Italian tenor, who first appeared under Toscanini at La Scala, Milan, in 1918 (5) |
| ANITAGARIBALDI | Fiercely grab Italian aid for the wife of the great Italian general (5,9) |
| OTELLO | Giuseppe Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, in 1887 |
| EINSTEIN | Surname of the great scientist who said: 'I can't believe that God plays dice with the universe' (8) |
| CARUSO | Great Italian tenor |
| ARTUROTOSCANINI | Italian conductor who was musical director of La Scala, Milan, and of the NBC symphony Orchestra in New York |
| ANDREA | ____ Bocelli, Italian tenor who became completely blind at the age of twelve (6) |
| ALLA | Teatro ___ Scala aka La Scala (Milan opera house) |
| VIVALDI | Which great Italian composer and violinist died in poverty in Vienna in 1741? (7) |
| ANDREABOCELLI | Italian tenor who duetted with Sarah Brightman on the global hit Time to Say Goodbye |
| OGGI | One of Italy's oldest magazines, established in Milan in 1939, whose name is the Italian for "Today" |
| MIRANDA | Daughter of the sorcerer Prospero, usurped Duke of Milan, in Shakespeare's The Tempest (7) |
| OPERAHOUSE | La Scala, Milan for example |
| SILVIA | Daughter of the Duke of Milan in Two Gentlemen of Verona (6) |
| PIRELLI | Giovanni Battista, Italian who founded a rubber manufacturing company in Milan in 1872 (7) |
| GRANDADDY | Great Italian PA, first and best of its kind (9) |
| TOSCANINI | Great Italian conductor of the 20th century (9) |
| PROSPERO | The rightful Duke of Milan in The Tempest (8) |
| PRADA | Trademark of department stores, first one was in Milan in 1913 (5) |
| LAMBRETTA | Brand of motor scooter first manufactured in Milan in 1947 |
