| NOIRE | "La Tulipe ___" (novel by Alexandre Dumas) |
| MUSKETEERS | Three of these featured in the novel by Alexandre Dumas (10) |
| MONTECRISTO | The Count Of ___, an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas (5,6) |
| ATHOS | One of the three musketeers in the novel by Alexandre Dumas (5) |
| DARTAGNAN | Companion of The Three Musketeers in the novel by Alexandre Dumas (9) |
| AFTER | Twenty Years ---, 1845 novel by Alexandre Dumas; a sequel to The Three Musketeers (5) |
| BLACKMAGIC | Film starring Orson Welles and based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas (5,5) |
| PORTHOS | Musketeer, in novels by Alexandre Dumas (7) |
| THE | (& 26-across) Historical novel by Alexandre Dumas (3,5,10) |
| BERNHARDT | Depicted in posters by Alphonse Mucha, actress who portrayed Marguerite in a theatrical version of La Dame aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas fils (9) |
| ARAMIS | One of the characters created by Alexandre Dumas in his 1844 novel The Three Musketeers (6) |
| MONTE | The Count of - Cristo, tale by Alexandre Dumas (5) |
| TRAVIATA | Verdi opera based on the play by Alexandre Dumas (2,8) |
| LA | Verdi opera based on the play by Alexandre Dumas (2,8) |
| DOWNFORTHECOUNT | "Goose Feathers of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas |
| LADY | The Pale ___ 1849 horror story by Alexandre Dumas that features vampires |
| TULIP | What black flower features in a book by Alexandre Dumas? (5) |
| EDMONDDANTES | Imprisoned sea captain in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (6,6) |
| EUGENIE | -- Danglars, character in 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas (7) |
| THEIRONMASK | 1929 Douglas Fairbanks film based on a tale by Alexandre Dumas (3,4,4) |
