| Semi-serious "I understand" | 37 |
| Phrase said when the lights come on | 35 |
| Facetious words of understanding | 32 |
| Facetious words of enlightenment | 32 |
| Facetious "Now I understand" | 38 |
| Facetious "Now I get it!" | 35 |
| Facetious "I get it now" | 34 |
| Facetious ''I see!'' | 36 |
| Charlie Chan's un-P.C. exclamation | 38 |
| "Yeah, right, of course" | 34 |
| "That makes sense," facetiously | 41 |
| "I see," semi-seriously | 33 |
| "I see," sarcastically | 32 |
| Students may apply themselves for this | 38 |
| It may precede ''abet'' | 39 |
| Word with traveler's or band | 32 |
| It may be financial, first, or foreign | 38 |
| Financial, first, or foreign follower | 37 |
| 1985 concert sensation "Live ___" | 43 |
| Musical featuring "The Gods Love Nubia" | 49 |
| Turturro of "The Sopranos" | 36 |
| Opera about an Ethiopian slave girl | 35 |
| Musical with the song "Another Pyramid" | 49 |
| Opera set in the age of pharaohs | 32 |
| Elton John musical based on an opera | 36 |
| 2000 Elton John/Tim Rice musical | 32 |
| "The Gods Love Nubia" musical | 39 |
| "Another Pyramid" musical | 35 |
| Verdi opera that debuted in 1871 | 32 |
| Turturro of ''The Sopranos'' | 44 |
| The Franco-Prussian War delayed its premiere | 44 |
| Opera that debuted in Cairo in 1871 | 35 |
| Opera set on the banks of the Nile | 34 |
| Opera set in the time of the Pharaohs | 37 |
| Its closing duet is "O terra, addio" | 46 |
| Elton John-Tim Rice Broadway musical | 36 |
| Classical opera redone by Elton John | 36 |
| "Triumphal March" opera | 33 |
| "Ritorna vincitor" singer | 35 |
| "Gloria all'Egitto" opera | 39 |
| Work that takes place in Memphis | 32 |
| Where to hear "O patria mia" | 38 |
| Verdi's tribute to the Suez Canal | 37 |
| Verdi's equivalent of Juliet | 32 |
| Verdi's "Celeste ___" | 35 |
| Verdi or Elton John/Tim Rice work | 33 |
| Verdi opera commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt | 48 |
| Turturro of ''Angie'' | 37 |
| Tragic Ethiopian princess of opera | 34 |
| Tony-winning role for Heather Headley | 37 |
| Slave whom Amneris was jealous of | 33 |
| Slave who dies in the Temple of Vulcan | 38 |
| Show that featured Adam Pascal as Radames | 41 |
| She sings "O patria mia" | 34 |
| She dies in the temple of Vulcan | 32 |
| Radames's beloved princess in opera | 39 |
| Pop opera by Elton John and Tim Rice | 36 |
| Opus that opened at a hall in Memphis | 37 |
| Opera with elephants and Ethiopians | 35 |
| Opera with "O patria mia" | 35 |
| Opera that premiered on Christmas Eve of 1871 | 45 |
| Opera that premiered in Cairo in 1871 | 37 |
| Opera that ends in the Temple of Vulcan | 39 |
| Opera that ends at the Temple of Vulcan | 39 |
| Opera set in Egypt and written by an Italian | 44 |
| Opera seen frequently in crosswords | 35 |
| Opera redone by Elton John and Tim Rice | 39 |
| Opera featuring a captured princess | 35 |
| Opera commissioned by the khedive of Egypt | 42 |
| Opera about an enslaved Ethiopian girl | 38 |
| Musical that garnered Elton John his only Tony | 46 |
| John's "Timeless Love Story" | 42 |
| Janice Soprano portrayer Turturro | 33 |
| It's set partly at the Temple of Vulcan | 43 |
| It debated in Cairo, Dec. 24, 1871 | 34 |
| Hit Broadway musical set partly in a tomb | 41 |
| Heather Headley title role on Broadway | 38 |
| Ghislanzoni's great libretto | 32 |
| Disney musical based on an opera | 32 |
| Broadway musical set in ancient Egypt | 37 |
| Broadway musical of Elton John and Tim Rice | 43 |
| Broadway hit co-written by Elton John | 37 |
| Award-winning Disney Broadway musical | 37 |
| 2000 Tony role for Heather Headley | 34 |
| 2000 musical that won four Tonys | 32 |
| 2000 Broadway show featuring music by Elton John | 48 |
| 1953 title role for Sophia Loren | 32 |
| 1953 Sophia Loren film based on a Verdi classic | 47 |
| "Written in the Stars" musical | 40 |
| "The Past Is Another Land" musical | 44 |
| "Ritorna vincitor!" singer | 36 |
| "Return a Conqueror" singer | 37 |
| "Fortune Favors the Brave" musical | 44 |
| ''O patria mia'' singer | 39 |
| Quinn of "Legends of the Fall" | 40 |
| Quinn of "Desperately Seeking Susan" | 46 |
| Quinn of ''Practical Magic'' | 44 |
| Benny in ''Benny & Joon'' | 45 |
| "Michael Collins" actor Quinn | 39 |
| Quinn of "The Handmaid's Tale" | 44 |