| LABOHEME | Opera by Puccini set in Paris that premiered in 1896 (2,6) |
| BOHEME | Opera by Puccini set in Paris that premiered in 1896, La _ (6) |
| DVORAK | Antonin, composer noted for works including his Cello Concerto that premiered in 1896 (6) |
| MADAMEBUTTERFLY | Opera by Puccini set in Japan that premiered in 1904 (6,9) |
| LESCAUT | Four-act opera by Puccini set in 18c France (5,7) |
| MANON | And 12 Ac. Four-act opera by Puccini set in 18c France (5,7) |
| SUORANGELICA | One-act opera by Puccini set in a convent (4,8) |
| BASTILLE | Prison in Paris that was stormed by French revolutionaries in 1789 (8) |
| MADELINE | Ludwig Bemelmans' children's book series set in an old house in Paris that was covered with vines |
| MARQUESS | Nobleman in Paris that finally invests in planet |
| SQUEEGEE | Cleaning implement in Paris that, say, gets into clock |
| TURANDOT | Unfinished opera by Puccini first performed in 1926 featuring the aria In questa reggia (8) |
| COLOMBES | Industrial and residential suburb of NW Paris that hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremony |
| TOSCA | 1900 three-act opera by Giacomo Puccini set in Rome in June 1800 (5) |
| BANQUET | Bar in Paris that finally set feast (7) |
| SACRECOEUR | Church at the top of Montmartre in Paris that was completed in 1914 (5,5) |
| ROUGE | Moulin ____, cabaret in Paris that opened in 1889 (5) |
| EIFFEL | Iconic tower in Paris that has become the global cultural icon of France and is the most-visited paid monument in the world |
| DIXIE | All fingers and thumbs in Paris - that is, the South (5) |
| BOIS | Large park in Paris that houses Longchamp racecourse (4,2,8) |
