| FRIEL | Brian -, author of stage plays Making History and Dancing at Lughnasa (5) |
| BRIAN | Irish dramatist who wrote the 1990 play Dancing At Lughnasa, _ Friel (5) |
| WHITE | Author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne who was one of the first to speculate that swallows migrate despite the traditional belief that they hibernate (5) |
| ROLLS | Engineer who teamed up with Henry Royce - the rest is car-making history |
| TARTT | Donna ___, author of the novels The Secret History and The Little Friend (5) |
| LAIRD | Landowner, look, into line dancing at first (5) |
| DIRTY | Preceder of Harry or Dancing at the movies |
| OCHRE | Earthy pigment with a rich history and, despite its etymological foundation "yellow", a range of warm natural colours from gold, mustard and saffron to deep orange, red or brown (5) |
| DONNA | --- Tartt, author of The Secret History and The Goldfinch |
| PASTE | Stick to History and English at the start (5) |
| DISCO | Doc is dancing at nightclub (5) |
| MAGIC | ___ Johnson one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has the highest assists per game in NBA history and introduced Showtime |
| TRAIN | History and travel series: Ancient Greece By ----- With Alice Roberts (5) |
| DENIS | ___ Potvin who is one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history and is a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| KEENAN | Brian -, author of 1991 volume of biography An Evil Cradling (6) |
| ALDISS | Brian -, author of science fiction novels Super-State and Moreau's Other Island (6) |
| STREEP | "Dancing at Lughnasa" actress |
| IRELAND | "Dancing at Lughnasa" setting |
| REVUE | A variety show with topical sketches, songs and dancing and comedians. (5) |
| CEILI | Irish evening of song, story and dancing (5) |
