| La Scala premiere of 1887 |
OTELLO |
| Least speculative |
SAFEST |
| Letters from Lesbos |
ETAS |
| Letters on a Forever stamp |
USA |
| Like Lee Marvin's 'Cat Ballou' role |
DUAL |
| Loud rant |
TIRADE |
| Lowish card |
TREY |
| Maa in 'Babe,' for one |
EWE |
| Many campfire yarns |
GHOSTORIES |
| Marvin Gaye's '___ Little Girl' |
IMETA |
| Meteor in a November shower |
LEONID |
| Net gains? |
EMAIL |
| One fourth of a swimming medley |
BREASTROKE |
| Over |
ANEW |
| Ovum, e.g |
GAMETE |
| Panasonic subsidiary |
SANYO |
| Part of many Brazilian place names |
SAO |
| Parting word |
ADIEU |
| Prima donna's problem |
EGO |
| Quick-and-dirty solution, in computer jargon |
KLUDGE |
| Renee Fleming delivery |
ARIA |
| Risk a ticket |
SPEED |
| Risky nuclear action |
FIRSTRIKE |
| Rugged rock face |
CRAG |
| Scintilla |
IOTA |
| Shake, as a tail |
LOSE |
| Sharp |
ASTUTE |
| Song about plucking a lark |
ALOUETTE |
| Source of some paper cuts? |
EDITOR |
| Spa treatments |
PEELS |
| Spielberg film in which Anthony Hopkins played John Quincy Adams |
AMISTAD |
| Spot |
SITE |
| Substantial |
MEATY |
| Tour guide feature |
MAP |
| Trading places |
PITS |
| Visibility reducers |
MISTS |
| Who's a critic, so they say |
EVERYONE |
| Words from a folder |
IMOUT |
| Workout segment |
SET |