| BUTTONS | Character in the Cinderella pantomime (7) |
| DANDINI | Male servant of the Prince in the Cinderella pantomime (7) |
| CHARADE | Made no money backing Cinderella pantomime |
| THELASTSLIPPER | Plot device in the Cinderella story? |
| BALL | Central event in the Cinderella fairy tale |
| GLASSSLIPPER | Key prop in the Cinderella story |
| GOLD | The shoe material for the third night of the ball, in the Grimms' retelling of the Cinderella tale (4) |
| ENSENADA | Coastal Mexican city called "The Cinderella of the Pacific" |
| RAGSTORICHES | After the end of December, stage choirs adapt the Cinderella story (4,2,6) |
| BRADDOCK | James, boxer nicknamed 'the Cinderella Man' (8) |
| JAMESJBRADDOCK | American world heavyweight champion boxer nicknamed 'The Cinderella Man' by Damon Runyon |
| BAER | Max who lost the "Cinderella Man" bout to James J. Braddock on June 13, 1935 |
| SLIPPER | Something afoot in 'Cinderella' (7) |
| RUSSELL | ___ Crowe, actor who starred with 17A in Cinderella Man (7) |
| LUCIFER | Cat in classic Disney film Cinderella (7) |
| CABELLO | Camila _, recently played Cinderella on the big screen (7) |
| SEGOVIA | Town in Spain that inspired Disney's Cinderella Castle (7) |
| RESCIND | In some adventures, Cinderella has to overturn orders (7) |
| KENNETH | _ Branagh, 8A's ex who directed her in Cinderella and Frankenstein (7) |
| PUMPKIN | In the fairy tale, this vegetable provided a coach for Cinderella |