| PINERO | Arthur Wing, author of the play The Second Mrs Tanqueray (6) |
| SIRARTHURWINGPINERO | Author of The Second Mrs Tanqueray (3,6,4,6) |
| OCASEY | Sean, author of the play The Shadow of a Gunman (6) |
| ONEILL | Eugene, author of the play The Iceman Cometh (6) |
| PINTER | Harold, author of the plays The Birthday Party and The Lover (6) |
| BIRTWISTLE | Harrison, composer of the operas The Second Mrs Kong and Punch and Judy (10) |
| EYRE | Maiden name of the second Mrs Rochester, in fiction (4) |
| BURGOYNE | John --, British general in the American Revolutionary War, and author of the play 'The Maid of the Oaks' (8) |
| SYNGE | J.M., author of the play The Playboy of the Western World (5) |
| CONGREVE | William, author of the play The Way of the World (8) |
| REBECCA | Classic novel narrated by the second Mrs. de Winter |
| WEBSTER | John, author of the play The Duchess of Malfi (7) |
| ORTON | Joe --, author of the play 'The Ruffian On the Stair' (5) |
| ATHOLFUGARD | South African author of the play The Blood Knot (5,6) |
| GIRAUDOUX | Jean, French author of the play The Madwoman of Chaillot (9) |
| PETERBARNES | Author of the play The Ruling Class (5,6) |
| MAXIMGORKY | Author of the plays The Lower Depths and Children Of The Sun (5,5) |
| ELLIN | The second Mrs. Irving Berlin |
| MARLA | Maples, the second Mrs. Trump |
| KAY | The second Mrs. Michael Corleone |
