| DENOUEMENT | Final part of a dramatic or literary work in which conflicts and plotlines are resolved; from French, 'unknot' (10) |
| SCENARIO | An outline or synopsis of the plot of a dramatic or literary work such as a film, novel or play; or, a postulated sequence of possible developments or events (8) |
| TRAGEDY | What is a dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster? (7) |
| ROMANACLEF | Literary work in which real people or events appear with disguised names (5,1,4) |
| ILIAD | Literary work in which Paris is featured |
| CIVILWARS | Internal conflicts, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across |
| BORDER | With 25-Down, territorial conflicts (and an alternate title for this puzzle) |
| CONTENT | The subject matter of an article, discussion or literary work; or, usually in plural, a list of chapters given at the front of a book (7) |
| NOTICE | From the Latin for "known", an intimation such as a placard, poster, sign or small ad; or, a short published artistic, dramatic or literary review (6) |
| ROZSA | Miklos, winner of a Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Oscar for Ben-Hur (5) |
| LAMPOON | A satire in prose or verse ridiculing a person or literary work (7) |
| MANCINI | Henry ___, composer who won a Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Oscar for Breakfas |
| FLOUNCE | An act of departing or walking off in a dramatic or haughty fashion (7) |
| ESSENCE | Central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (7) |
| EPISTLE | Poem or other literary work in the form of a letter (7) |
| BLINDTRUST | Where conflicts of interest are resolved, unseen and tied up soundly (5,5) |
| WINTERWAR | Which conflict took place between Finland and the Soviet Union in the winter of 1939-40? (6,3) |
| SEVENYEARSWAR | Which conflict, from 1756 to 1763, was fought simultaneously in North America, Europe and India? (5,5,3) |
| COMPOSE | Produce or create a musical or literary work (7) |
| KEYNOTE | The central principle in a speech or literary work |
