| ERRING | Queen attending Wagner operas, making a mistake (6) |
| OMAR | Singer Ebrahim starts in opera, making awesome reputation (4) |
| AEOLIAN | Fix odd bits of opera, making comeback with assistance of the wind |
| AIRING | Broadcasting really good version of Wagner operas (6) |
| COSIMA | A Wagner opera's short title, but in Italian |
| ISOLDE | 'Tristan und --', a Richard Wagner opera (6) |
| RIENZI | Wagner opera providing nothing for French and almost nothing for Americans! (6) |
| FLYING | The __, Wagner opera from 1843 (6,8) |
| RADIATOR | Queen attending in a chic creation - what could be cooler? |
| AQUARIA | Song about Queen attending animal's debut in part of zoo |
| SPEAKERS | Queen attending summit in States disheartened, they say (8) |
| BOTHERING | Hum at start of Wagner operas is irritating (9) |
| LAHDIDAH | What some people think of Wagner operas (3-2-3) |
| SOBERING | Sons order four Wagner operas, getting less Brahms and Liszt (8) |
| BAYREUTH | Site in Bavaria of an annual festival of Wagner operas (8) |
| ETERNITYRING | Token of love in entirety, playing Wagner operas |
| GATHERINGS | Chatter about Wagner operas in get-togethers (10) |
| RING | Cycle of Wagner operas (4) |
| RINGCYCLE | The ?, collective name given to Richard Wagner operas Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung |
| NILSSON | Birgit, Swedish soprano noted for her performances in Strauss and Wagner operas (7) |