| AESCHYLUS | Greek dramatist regarded as the father of Greek tragedy (9) |
| DITHYRAMB | Passionate choral hymn sung in honour of the god Dionysus, considered by Aristotle to be the origin of Greek tragedy (9) |
| THESPIS | 'Father of Greek tragedy' |
| EURIPIDES | Electra is one of the works of this Ancient Greek dramatist |
| HESIOD | Writer of the 8th century B.C. known as the father of Greek didactic poetry, noted for works including the Theogony and Works and Days (6) |
| SOPHOCLES | Greek dramatist breaks to pocket first of cash, after bribe (9) |
| THESPIAN | Word, from the name of a dramatic poet regarded as the founder of Greek tragedy, for an actor (8) |
| HUBRISTIC | Excessively proud, as in Greek tragedy (9) |
| GREEDY | Wanting as much as possible of both sides of Greek Tragedy (6) |
| EUMENIDES | Greek dramatist sheds tear for men observing Furies |
| IBSEN | Surname of the Norwegian dramatist, generally regarded as the father of modern theatre (5) |
| OLYMPUS | The peak of Greek tragedy |
| FILM | IMF disorganisation overshadows lost adaptation of Greek tragedy perhaps (4) |
| EUCLID | Greek mathematician (c 300 BC), regarded as the father of geometry (6) |
| HIPPOCRATES | Physician of ancient Greece, regarded as the father of medicine (11) |
| KIERKEGAARD | Soren ..., the Danish philosopher who is widely regarded as the father of existentialism (11) |
| HAYDN | Composer regarded as the "Father of the String Quartet" |
| BILLYMITCHELL | US Army officer and aviation pioneer regarded as the father of the US Air Force (5,8) |
| GALLUP | Which 20th Century American statistician is regarded as the father of opinion polls? (6) |
| BEDE | Churchman (c 673-736), regarded as the "Father of English History" (4) |
