| ENDGAME | 1957 play by Samuel Beckett originally written in French as Fin de partie (7) |
| THEROOM | 1957 play by Harold Pinter first published in 1960 (3,4) |
| HOSTAGE | 'The -', 1957 play by Brendan Behan (7) |
| ITALIAN | The 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy was originally written in this language (7) |
| TENNERS | They're worth twice as much as fins |
| BENGALI | India's national anthem was originally written in it |
| ROOM | The ___, 1957 play by Harold Pinter first published in 1960 (4) |
| THEKITCHEN | 1957 play by Amold Wesker which is his most performed work (3,7) |
| CANDLE | _ _ _ _ _ _ In The Wind, song by Elton John originally written in 1973 in honour of Marilyn Monroe (6) |
| ANVERS | Belgian city on the river Scheldt, as written in French |
| BIRTHDAY | The - Party; 1957 play by dramatist Harold Pinter (8) |
| ENTERTAINER | 'The ---', 1957 play by John Osborne (11) |
| COMMIS | Chef who works under the chef de partie (6) |
| CHEF | *___ de partie, or line cook |
| SNASTE | Local thread that's been illuminating, uplifting and without being written in French |
| SEXTET | Group message that's lascivious and written in French (6) |
| DOH | Exclamation originally written in scripts as "(Annoyed Grunt)" |
| STYLUS | Letter originally written in pen by US writer (6) |
| EMBRACEABLEYOU | Popular song by George and Ira Gershwin originally written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta entitled East is West |
| CANDLEINTHEWIND | Elton John song originally written in honour of Marilyn Monroe (6,2,3,4) |
