Oscient Opera Trifecta

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Across
  1. 1. (adj.) Boy or child, that is the question
  2. 3. Seattle dormroom
  3. 4. (sleepy?) island we've visited
  4. 6. aqua-ville
  5. 8. our road signs are in Tiwa, English, and Spanish
  6. 11. Eve's mate, while seeing his reflection, too
  7. 14. 66% of friends, in an informal survey, wear this rat
  8. 17. Name perhaps best known for New England beet preparation, or a small Massachusetts town
  9. 19. it was both illnesstraited and colossick
  10. 21. lauded by Musical Highway
  11. 25. sang little songs in little carnegie
  12. 26. better with leaves than cash
  13. 29. Don't get scalded by an alt rock genre
  14. 32. club drug
  15. 33. when we're short, we're short on time
  16. 35. Rivington jello-shot skins
  17. 36. Morse clan present geographical center
  18. 37. an apricot, before closing
  19. 39. Gomez, or Mother
  20. 40. aptly named small burgh
  21. 41. that slavic-speaking bobsled-riding Japan-dating mountaineering-adventuring CMC consultant
  22. 43. alex's nyc achilles
  23. 44. Measured cadence in Othmar Schoek's "Lebendig Begraben"
  24. 46. silicon dioxide, dreamlike tunes
  25. 49. a familiar soprano; Brünnhilde and others
  26. 50. eponymous namesake of cupid's favored saint
Down
  1. 1. quite a lot of reinforcement
  2. 2. 366 South 5th other tenants
  3. 5. Hoboken backyard sweet treat
  4. 7. rent-free but not chem-free
  5. 9. This doc's Rx was more explosive than C. Diff.
  6. 10. snapped coil
  7. 12. monotheistic narcissist?
  8. 13. English cukes often appeared next to FRM-049
  9. 15. celestial bateau
  10. 16. (sounds like) worshipful posture
  11. 18. Everyday grocery store strawberry brand
  12. 20. veg-only delightful diner
  13. 22. Flinty advice when you want/need it least
  14. 23. those highly costumed, understated french singers
  15. 24. her trees produce objets d'art
  16. 27. sure ticket to fast track a Regulatory career
  17. 28. limit 3 photos only
  18. 29. scorched earth runway
  19. 30. hiker's route - block capitals
  20. 31. loo
  21. 34. neighborhood of chennai and coastal mailbox name
  22. 37. Listening to this instrument was "like a dream" -- "a real eye-opener"
  23. 38. That big-eared elephant from 1941
  24. 42. key cocktail ingredient; foul mood
  25. 45. interlude between 25H and 210
  26. 47. caught from eponymous vessel
  27. 48. Pres. Roosevelt born again