| PULITZERPRIZE | Annual award for American journalism, literature or music (8,5) |
| PULITZER | Who (Joseph ___) in his 1904 will, initiated annual prizes for American journalism? (8) |
| OBIE | Award for "American Buffalo" |
| HEARST | Surname of the US newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism |
| PRITZKERPRIZE | Annual award for architects |
| THEME | Word for the subject of a discourse; a short exercise or essay; or, a motif in art, literature or music (5) |
| FORM | A long bench; a hare's bed; one's figure or physique; or, structural unity in art, literature or music (4) |
| EDGARALLANPOE | Author for whom the Mystery Writers of America name their annual award (5,5,3) |
| KITSCH | Vulgar or trashy art, literature or music (6) |
| GENRE | The use of green as a category or art, literature or music! (5) |
| PRIXGONCOURT | An annual award for a work of French literature (4,8) |
| POLARIS | ___ Music Prize (annual award for an album) |
| NOBELPRIZE | *Annual award for peace, literature, etc. |
| CRITIC | From the Greek meaning "judge", a professional reviewer of art, drama, food, literature or music; or, a fault-finder in general (6) |
| LEITMOTIF | Phrase or other feature that is repeated often in a work of art, literature or music (9) |
| THEMES | Recurrent motifs pervading works of art, literature or music (6) |
| REA | Annual award for short fiction won by Alice Munro in 2001 |
| OSCAR | Annual award for old school dodge (5) |
| HUGO | Annual award for the best science fiction novel |
| BOOKERPRIZE | Annual award for literary fiction |
