| NAHUM | And 15 British Poet Laureate (1692-1715) who wrote a version of King Lear with a happy ending in 1681 (5,4) |
| TATE | British Poet Laureate (1692-1715) who wrote a version of King Lear with a happy ending in 1681 (5,4) |
| WAUGH | Steve ..... , Australia cricketer who scored 10,927 runs in 168 Tests between 1985-2004 (5) |
| NAHUMTATE | British poet laureate, 1692-1715 |
| ADAMS | Author of Watership Down who co-wrote a version of the Clean Air Act passed in 1968 (5) |
| COMEDY | Opposite of tragedy in ancient Greek theatre, symbolised by a sock; humorous film, play or event; or, a story with a happy ending (6) |
| KINGLEAR | Tragedy by William Shakespeare rewritten by poet laureate Nahum Tate later in the 17th century with a happy ending |
| RAN | Kurosawa's version of "King Lear" |
| ARKLE | RH version of King Lear (5) |
| HISMAJESTY | King of the Amish cracked joke with a happy ending (3,7) |
| STORY | Fable of a funny sort with a happy ending (5) |
| ASYLUM | Sanctuary provides happy ending in a ghetto (6) |
| LITERACY | Power to read and write article differently, with a happy ending (8) |
| CECIL | British Poet Laureate who wrote mystery novels under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, ... Day-Lewis |
| TEDHUGHES | The British Poet Laureate 1984-98 and author of The Iron Man (3,6) |
| PYE | Henry James ___ (1745-1813), British Poet Laureate who succeeded Thomas Warton in 1790 (3) |
| JOHNMASEFIELD | British Poet Laureate whose 37-year tenure (1930-1967) is second only to the 42 of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1850-1892) (4,9) |
| TROPHY | Hearts' left back has happy ending in cup (6) |
| PAYSIN | Contributes happy endings in the midst of anguish (4,2) |
| DINGHY | Dent happy endings in a boat (6) |
