| KARENKAIN | Artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada (5,4) |
| KAIN | Karen of The National Ballet of Canada, based in Toronto |
| RESIDENCE | Artist-in-___ (Legendary dancer Rex Harrington at The National Ballet of Canada) |
| TCHAIKOVSKY | Composer of The Nutcracker, traditionally performed by The National Ballet of Canada |
| NUTCRACKER | The ___ (The National Ballet of Canada's traditional yuletide show) |
| SUGARPLUMFAIRY | Character in The Nutcracker famously staged by The National Ballet of Canada: 3 wds. |
| TIPTOE | Performers at The National Ballet of Canada dance on what? |
| BARRE | The National Ballet of Canada handrail |
| TERESAS | Ms. Mann, and namesakes (Panamanian ballerina b.1934 - d.2017 who danced with The National Ballet of Canada) |
| PINOCCHIO | The national Ballet of canada's current production about a famous marionette ...more at #38-Down! |
| LANTERN | Gong Li film that was later adapted by the National Ballet of China, Raise The Red ... |
| PRINCIPALDANCER | National Ballet of Canada star: 2 wds. |
| TUTU | National Ballet of Canada garb |
| ESMERALDA | Carlotta Grisi performed this role in the original ballet of the same name |
| OLIVIER | English actor, first artistic director of the National Theatre (7) |
| BOYD | Novelist who wrote The Lemon Farm, The Picnic, The Cardboard Crown and When Blackbirds Sing ; or, the artistic director of the RSC from 2003-12 (4) |
| BOYLE | Danny ---, filmmaker who was the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (5) |
| TAMARAROJO | Spanish ballet dancer appointed Artistic Director of English National Ballet in 2012 (6,4) |
| TREVORNUNN | Theatre director; ex-artistic director of the Royal National Theatre (6,4) |
| TREVOR | ___ Nunn, the second artistic director of the RSC (6) |
