| ACTINGSCHOOL | For those in future productions of West Side Story, for instance, pretending to be with the Sharks ( |
| COMPOSTING | Stock involved in future production of organic fertiliser (10) |
| EPICS | "Lawrence of Arabia" and "West Side Story," for two |
| TAG | Mention someone in your IG story, for instance |
| FORTUNETELLERS | Bank staff after wealth could be those in futures |
| FISHANDCHIPS | The Italians make them for the Irish with the sharks as well as those close to Nick's (4,3,5) |
| ASEA | Swimming with the sharks |
| CRAWFORD | Actor (surname) who played the title role in the original productions of The Phantom of the Opera (8) |
| HORNED | The origins of What enduring but false stereotype can be traced to costume designs for Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen opera cycle productions of the 1870s? (6,6,7) |
| VIKING | The origins of What enduring but false stereotype can be traced to costume designs for Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen opera cycle productions of the 1870s? (6,6,7) |
| HELMETS | The origins of What enduring but false stereotype can be traced to costume designs for Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen opera cycle productions of the 1870s? (6,6,7) |
| CLARA | Name of the child protagonist in most productions of the ballet The Nutcracker (5) |
| NUNN | Director of the original West End productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals Cats and Aspects of Love (4) |
| BECOMING | Getting to be, with the advent of (8) |
| SPRINGER | The dog is bound to be with the Queen (8) |
| GANGS | The Jets and the Sharks of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| RITA | Actress Moreno of "West Side Story" (1961) and "West Side Story" (2021) |
| MARIA | Character played by Rachel Zegler in the 2021 film of West Side Story (5) |
| MORENO | Rita, Puerto Rican actress who played Anita in the 1962 film version of West Side Story (6) |
| ANSELELGORT | Actor who played Tony in the 2021 film version of 'West Side Story' (5,6) |
