| RCSHERRIFF | British dramatist and film writer best known for his play Journey's End (1,1,8) |
| SHERRIFF | R. C. -; dramatist noted for his play Journey's End who also wrote the screenplays to The Invisible Man and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (8) |
| MIKELEIGH | British dramatist and film director whose plays include Abigail's Party (4,5) |
| COCTEAU | Eco cut a meandering allusion to French dramatist and film-maker |
| SAMUELBECKETT | Irish writer, dramatist and poet best known for his play, Waiting For Godot (6,7) |
| BERTWEEDON | London-born guitarist noted for his Play in a Day guitar tutorial guide (4,6) |
| BENTRAVERS | British dramatist, best known for such farces as Rookery Nook, Thark and Plunder (3,7) |
| WILLIAM | English Restoration dramatist best known for his play The Way of the World (7,8) |
| CONGREVE | English Restoration dramatist best known for his play The Way of the World (7,8) |
| ROSTAND | French poet, 1868-1918, best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac (7) |
| ARISTOPHANES | Greek dramatist and comedy writer noted for his play The Clouds (12) |
| EDWARD | And 7 British dramatist and theatre director whose plays include 1965's Saved (6,4) |
| BENNETT | Alan, British dramatist and screenwriter born in Leeds who wrote the play The History Boys (7) |
| KUSHNER | Tony, U.S. author and dramatist noted for his play Angels In America (7) |
| OCASEY | Sean, Irish dramatist noted for his play Juno And The Paycock (6) |
| PLUTARCH | Greek biographer and philosopher, noted for his Parallel Lives, from which Shakespeare drew information for his plays |
| TATE | Nahum ___, British dramatist and poet appointed Poet Laureate in 1692 (4) |
| GOGOL | Nikolai, Russian writer noted for his play The Government Inspector (5) |
| SYNGE | J. M., Irish dramatist noted for his play The Playboy Of The Western World (5) |
| KOPS | Bernard **** , late writer noted for his play 'The Hamlet of Stepney Green' (4) |
