| AUNT | Charley's _, farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas (4) |
| CHARLEYSAUNT | 1892 farce in three acts by Brandon Thomas |
| PHEDRE | French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine (6) |
| DEEDS | Acts / written and printed documents used for legal transfer of ownership and bearing the disposer's signature |
| LIFE | 2020 Booker Prize shortlisted novel by Brandon Taylor (4,4) |
| REAL | 2020 Booker Prize shortlisted novel by Brandon Taylor (4,4) |
| ATOM | Tiny superhero played by Brandon Routh in the Arrowverse shows |
| ACTA | "Let us no longer ___ farce by pretending to it": Washington |
| WEBB | Charley __, plays "s boss Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale (4) |
| CHARLEYS | Much-performed farce by Brandon Thomas (8,4) |
| EWAN | Charley's Long Way buddy. (4) |
| BRITISHLEYLAND | Answer given to the question "In 1892, Brandon Thomas wrote what famous long-running English farce?" in a Mastermind sketch on The Two Ronnies |
| BEDROOM | ____ Farce, play by Alan Ayckbourn that premiered in 1975 (7) |
| LATRAVIATA | An opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Venice in 1853 (2,8) |
| ALBERTHERRING | A chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1947 (6,7) |
| DONPASQUALE | Comic opera in three acts by Donizetti, first performed in 1843 (3,8) |
| LOHENGRIN | Opera in three acts, composed and written by Richard Wagner (9) |
| ARABELLA | A lyric comedy or opera in three acts by Richard Strauss, premiered in 1933 (8) |
| TOSCA | Opera in three acts by Puccini, first performed in 1900 (5) |
| MATRIX | Like a sort of finish with performer of farce in bed (6) |
