1. Type of power (7) N _ _ _ E _ R
2. Once a gold coin of various European countries (5) D _ _ _ _ T
3. Musican compositions for voices and orchestra based on religious texts (8) _ A _ _ _ T _ S
4. TV personality who features in a controversial opera (8) _ _ _ I _ G _ R
5. State in the Rocky mountains (5) I _ A _ O
6. Small tuft of hair (4) _ I _ P
7. Tropical fruit similar to a banana with green skin (8) P _ A _ _ _ I _