| NABUCCO | 1842 opera by Giuseppe Verdi (7) |
| IMASNADIERI | 1847 opera by Giuseppe Verdi to a libretto by Andrea Maffei, based on Die Rauber by Friedrich von Schiller |
| AIDA | Four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi commissioned by the khedive of Egypt and premiered in the Cairo Opera House in 1871 (4) |
| ILTROVATORE | Opera by Giuseppe Verdi based on a play by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez (2,9) |
| LAFORZADELDESTINO | 1862 opera by Giuseppe Verdi featuring the characters Don Alvaro and Leonora (2,5,3,7) |
| RIGOLETTO | Opera by Giuseppe Verdi based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo |
| ERNANI | 1844 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on a play by Victor Hugo |
| LATRAVIATA | 1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi (2,8) |
| DONCARLOS | 1867 opera by Giuseppe Verdi (3,6) |
| AMASKEDBALL | English title of an 1859 opera by Giuseppe Verdi |
| FALSTAFF | 1893 opera by Giuseppe Verdi (8) |
| LEOPARD | The ____ is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa about Sicily in the Risorgimento |
| DUCHESS | My Last ___, 1842 poem by Robert Browning (7) |
| EVEREST | Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1842 (7) |
| TITO | Italian baritone who produced and played the title role in Giuseppe Verdi opera Simon Boccanegra at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in 1965 (4,5) |
| GOBBI | Italian baritone who produced and played the title role in Giuseppe Verdi opera Simon Boccanegra at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in 1965 (4,5) |
| OTELLO | Giuseppe Verdi opera set in Cyprus |
| NASMYTH | James ___, Scottish engineer who patented his design for the steam hammer in 1842 (7) |
| PILSNER | The first blond lager (1842) |
| PEG | Identify what's concealed by Giuseppe Garibaldi (3) |
