"ANODIC" IS THE Answer TO THE FOLLOWING CROSSWORDS

1. Like one end of a battery
2. Like certain battery ends
3. Famous italian tenor
4. Late italian tenor (surname) who was a former schoolteacher
5. Italian operatic tenor who died in 2007
6. Waving ta-ra to vip tenor
7. Like some battery terminals

OTHER CLUES

1. Break ground?
2. B'way role for robert mor
3. Ancient romans' attire
4. Alcott classic
5. Analgesic's promise
6. Additional portion of food
7. Breslau's river
8. Like a hearth