| Rossini's Doctor Bartolo, e.g. | 34 |
| Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys, e.g. | 43 |
| One who sings the part of Mefistofele | 37 |
| One who sings the part of Boris Godunov | 39 |
| Cesare Angelotti in "Tosca," e.g. | 43 |
| Banquo, in Verdi's "Macbeth" | 42 |
| Banquo in Verdi's "Macbeth," e.g. | 47 |
| "Boris Godunov" singer | 32 |
| Oboes' lower-pitched cousins | 32 |
| Those playing the role of Boris Godunov | 39 |
| They perform "Asleep in the Deep" | 43 |
| Some "Rigoletto" performers | 37 |
| It's usually played sitting down | 36 |
| Horn Dana Colley played in Morphine | 35 |
| Tough, woody fiber (STAB anagram) | 33 |
| ___ fiber (flax, hemp, ramie, or jute) | 38 |
| Third highest trump in card games | 33 |
| "Cool it!" Italian style | 34 |
| Part of a turkey recipe, perhaps | 32 |
| Like some turkeys and geese, to cooks | 37 |
| Where Voltaire spent 11 months in 1717 | 38 |
| Wonderboy, in "The Natural" | 37 |
| Roy Hobbs' "Wonderboy" | 36 |
| You do this at home, but not first | 34 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson's Black Betsy, e.g. | 44 |
| Result of a Dracula presto-chango | 33 |
| Can't hit the long ball without it | 38 |
| Word before man, cave and mobile | 32 |
| Roy Hobbs' "Wonder Boy" | 37 |
| Meat Loaf: "___ out of Hell" | 38 |
| Meat Loaf might be "Blind as" one? | 44 |
| It's offensive to baseball players | 38 |
| Creature that "sees" using echolocation | 49 |
| "The ___" (stage thriller) | 36 |
| "Die Fledermaus" costume | 34 |
| Peninsula lost and recaptured during WWII | 41 |
| Where Douglas MacArthur returned, famously | 42 |
| Site of Gen. Wainwright's stand | 35 |
| Philippines battleground of 1942 | 32 |
| "Lumber" collector in a park | 38 |
| Bruce Wayne's secret headquarters | 37 |
| With ___ breath (showing anticipation) | 38 |
| With __ breath: tensely anticipatory | 36 |
| Like the breath of excited people | 33 |
| Author of "America the Beautiful" | 43 |
| Writer of "America the Beautiful" | 43 |
| Name of the "Psycho" motel | 36 |
| "About Schmidt" actress | 33 |
| ''Psycho'' motel owner | 38 |
| ''Psycho'' motel | 32 |
| ''Psycho'' character | 36 |
| ''America the Beautiful'' writer | 48 |
| ___ Motel, in "Psycho" | 32 |
| ___ Motel ("Psycho" setting) | 38 |
| Wife's place, in a Chaucer story | 36 |
| Big financial setback, figuratively | 35 |
| You might draw one before getting naked | 39 |
| Word with "bubble" or "bird" | 48 |
| The Wife of ___ (Chaucer story teller) | 38 |
| The Wife of ___ (Chaucer character) | 35 |
| Subject of dozens of Degas paintings | 36 |
| Something a cat doesn't like | 32 |
| Result of getting taken for a ride | 34 |
| In slanguage, a heavy financial loss | 36 |
| English city known for mineral springs | 38 |
| Edie Brickell's "In" this? | 40 |
| British city founded by the Romans as a spa | 43 |
| 'Splish Splash' activity | 32 |
| When you do it, you might get a ring | 36 |
| Renoir's "The Blonde ___" | 39 |
| Miss America contestants, for instance | 38 |
| From the sublime to the ridiculous | 34 |
| They may be drawn before bedtime | 32 |
| "Turkish" spa amenities | 33 |
| Card game requiring waterproof cards? | 37 |
| Traditional cloth dyeing technique | 34 |
| Certain fabric worker's work | 32 |
| Designs created with wax and dye | 32 |
| Superhero ally of Commissioner Gordon | 37 |
| Repeated role for Christian Bale | 32 |
| Hero assisted by Alfred Pennyworth | 34 |
| For whom Alfred Pennyworth is a butler | 38 |
| Comics crime-fighter in his action mode | 39 |
| Comic-strip hero created by Bob Kane | 36 |
| Occasion to say "mazel tov" | 37 |
| Something passed between the legs? | 34 |
| Item for a majorette or a maestro | 33 |
| Nick Cave "Release the ___" | 37 |
| Mammals that aren't all there? | 34 |
| Commissioner Gordon's summoning device | 42 |
| Sheet of matted fabric used in quilting | 39 |
| Layer of felt used in making hats | 33 |
| Close securely, with "down" | 37 |
| Supporting strip of wood or metal | 33 |
| Secure tightly, with "down" | 37 |
| Secure a hatch, with "down" | 37 |
| Piece of lumber used for flooring (Brit.) | 41 |
| Cover the hatches, with "down" | 40 |
| Close securely (with "down") | 38 |
| "___ down the hatches!" | 33 |