| ILTROVATORE | What involves Violetta, or rather principally Leonora |
| METRE | What involves stress encountered by soldiers |
| TRAPEZE | What involves physical exercise in tent's ultimate level? (7) |
| UPHELLYAA | What involves destruction of a hull - yep! - a Shetland festival |
| CHESS | What involves one's quest for a mate? |
| WITCHCRAFT | What involves spells in tungsten-tipped long vessel |
| NONET | What involves some number — one over eight, ultimately? |
| TOURISM | What involves travel? Rio must when flying? |
| SEVENDEADLYSINS | What involves envy, idleness, as ultimately defined? |
| GLISSANDI | What involve sliding, as you will hear |
| LATRAVIATA | Opera originally titled 'Violetta' |
| CARRINGTON | Leonora ___, Surrealist painter whose works include 1960 oil Eluhim (10) |
| ORACLE | Mysterious utterance from Leonora Clements (6)2 (6) |
| RAISIN | Leonora is intimating there's fruit inside (6) |
| INEZ | Friend of Leonora in "Il Trovatore" |
| IDEAL | Perfect plan: Leonora No. 1 (5) |
| OUTRE | French-derived word for that which is beyond/exceeding what is proper or customary, thus bizarre, extravagant, fantastic, oddball or rather shocking (5) |
| ALFREDO | Principal male character in the opera La Traviata, in love with Violetta |
| POTATO | Vegetable with heritage varieties including Duke of York, Pippa and Violetta, used for crisps, croquettes, farls, gnocchi and dauphinoise (6) |
| LOCKE | Irish tenor Josef ___ is remembered for such songs as Hear My Song, Violetta and Come Back to Sorrento. (5) |
