| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| USAGE | What a descriptive dictionary is based on |
| LABOHEME | What "Rent" is based on |
| DOMESTICECONOMY | What the gross national product is based on |
| NORETURN | What the Republicans reached a point of, or hoped to get based on their most common vote? |
| SHELLOIL | Its logo is based on a scallop |
| LATOSCA | 1887 play on which a 1900 opera is based |
| ATTILA | Historical figure on whom a Verdi opera is based |
| LATOSCA | Sardou play on which a Puccini opera is based |
| CBS | Its logo is based on a Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign |
| HERNANI | 1830 Hugo play on which a similarly named Verdi opera is based |
| GESTALT | German school of psychology based on "A whole is more than the sum of its parts." |
| KRYPTONISOTOPE | The length of a meter is based precisely on the amount of light emitted from this |
