ACROSS
1 ALBERT HEARING; originally Albert Herring
12 BOOTEE; BO + anag. + e
14 BOO; boo(n)
15 GLOBAL; lob in gal
17 VELD; v,e l,d
18/35d MAGIC FLOAT; originally (The) Magic Flute
19 AIDED; (s)aid ed
20 OMIT; O m it
22 LOCO; c in loo
24 KEEPER; re peek (all rev.)
26 BARMEN; originally Carmen
27 EMIR; m in Eir(e)
29 ERROL; (Peter) Lorre (rev.); E Flynn
30 AUTO; a + anag. & lit.
31 TARTAR; tar tar
33 SALUTE; SA lute
35 FLAB; f lab
38 RANG; n in rag
39 RALLY; all in ry
41 RALPH; 2 mngs.
43 OVER; O + rev. (rev.)
45/23d MASKED CALL; originally (A) Masked Ball
46 SIC; s i/c
47 PITIES; it in pies
48 MASTERSIGNERS; originally (The) Mastersingers (of Nuremberg – hence unplaced)
DOWN
2 LOLA; l 0 la!
3 BOOGIE; 0 in bog i.e.
4 REACT; anag.
5 TELL; 2 mngs. ref. William T
6 HOVEL; Hove l
7 ALL; ‘all
8 RADIO; r + I in ado
9 IBIDEM; I bide M
10 NOTELET; Eton (rev.) + let
13 JEROBOAM; bo(ttle) in je roam
16 BITER; bit er
18 MONETARISM; anag.
21 TERRACED; ter(n) raced
25 PEAL; ‘peel’
28 MALARIA; mal (rev.) + aria
30 AURAS; Au ras(h)
32 RELICS; Eli in RC’s
34 TALKIE; ki in tale
36 BORIS GOODENOUGH; originally Boris Godunov
37 CRAIG; anag.
40 IMPI; 1m pi
42 PEER; Pe(t)er
44 VIE; 2 mngs.
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