| BENJONSON | English dramatist and poet (1572-1637) |
| DAVENANT | William ___, English dramatist and poet who succeeded Ben Jonson as Poet Laureate in 1638 (8) |
| MARLOWE | 16th-century English dramatist and poet (surname) (7) |
| CHRISTOPHERMARLOWE | English dramatist and poet supposedly stabbed to death in a tavern brawl in 1593 (11,7) |
| GREENE | Graham -, English dramatist and author of Brighton Rock (6) |
| LYLY | John -, English dramatist and author |
| PETERSHAFFER | English dramatist and screenwriter whose plays include Amadeus (5,7) |
| APHRA | ___ Behn, 1640-89, English dramatist and novelist (5) |
| APHRABEHN | 17th-century English dramatist and novelist whose works include the novel Oroonoko (5,4) |
| OSBORNE | John ---, English dramatist and screenwriter whose works included the 1956 play Look Back In Anger (7) |
| SHELAGHDELANEY | English dramatist and screenwriter best known for her debut work, A Taste of Honey |
| HENRYFIELDING | English dramatist and novelist, 1707-1754, author of Tom Jones (5,8) |
| NOEL | English dramatist and composer who played crime boss Mr. Bridger in the 1969 film The Italian Job (4) |
| COWARD | English dramatist and composer who played crime boss Mr. Bridger in the 1969 film The Italian Job (6) |
| SCHILLER | German dramatist and poet whose works include: Don Carlos, The Robbers and The Wallenstein Trilogy |
| TATE | Nahum _ (1652-1715), Irish dramatist and poet appointed Poet Laureate in 1692 (4) |
| JONSON | Ben _, English Renaissance dramatist and poet whose works included The Alchemist (6) |
| IBSEN | Henrik ___, Norwegian dramatist and poet whose plays include A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler |
| BRECHT | Bertolt ---, 20th Century German dramatist and poet (6) |
| OSCAR | Irish dramatist and poet, ... Wilde |
