| FRONTPAGE | 'The ---', stage play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (5,4) |
| THEFRONTPAGE | 1928 play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (3,5,4) |
| THESCOUNDREL | Oscar-winning 1935 film directed by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur that was Noel Coward's film debut in a speaking role |
| TIMEISACIRCUS | Start of a quote by Ben Hecht |
| ALCHEMIST | The ?, 1610 stage play by Ben Jonson featuring the character Dol Common (9) |
| HOURGLASS | The -, stage play by W B Yeats first performed in 1903 |
| DAVIDHARE | Author of the stage plays Amy's View and Plenty (5,4) |
| PRIESTLEY | J B ___, author of the stage plays An Inspector Calls and Dangerous Corner (9) |
| CATER | "The rule in the art world is: you ___ to the masses or you kowtow to the elite": Ben Hecht (5) |
| IGUANA | The Night Of The ---, stage play by Tennessee Williams, based on a 1948 short story written by him (6) |
| CHINESEWALL | 'The ------ ', stage play by Max Frisch featuring the character Min Ko (7,4) |
| ROVER | The -, stage play by Aphra Behn subtitled The Banish'd Cavaliers which premiered in 1677 (5) |
| PLUNDER | 1928 stage play by Ben Travers (7) |
| LARK | The -, stage play by Jean Anouilh first performed in 1953 (4) |
| GAILYGAILY | Ben Hecht play |
| OCASEY | Sean, author of the stage play The Plough and the Stars (6) |
| BENS | Hecht and Hogan |
| SYNGE | JM, author of the stage play The Playboy of the Western World (5) |
| THEALCHEMIST | Novel by Paulo Coelho; play by Ben Jonson (3,9) |
| VOLPONE | Comedy play by Ben Jonson subtitled The Fox (7) |
