| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NASAL | Word before voice or passage |
| NASAL | Word with passage or voice |
| RITES | Word after "last" or before "of passage" |
| anacrusis | One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage |
| trailing | (of the voice or a speaker) Fade gradually before stopping |
| castrati | a singer castrated before puberty to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice |
| castrato | male singer, esp. in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing |
