| ASSASSINS | Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth or the Sondheim musical dealing with their actions |
| ASSASSIN | John Wilkes Booth or Lee Harvey Oswald, say (8) |
| JOHANNA | Daughter of Sweeney Todd in the Sondheim musical |
| STALLS | Tube-like parts of gloves; market booths; or, the groundfloor seats in a theatre (6) |
| INTHEENDWEPRAY | Mantra of people who are habitually late dealing with their bills, maybe? |
| GARYOLDMAN | English actor, filmmaker and musician who has played Sid Vicious, Joe Orton, Lee Harvey Oswald and Ludwig van Beethoven in films |
| SOUTHIS | "The ___ avenged!" (John Wilkes Booth) |
| ACTOR | Edwin or John Wilkes Booth |
| DERRINGER | Pistol used by John Wilkes Booth to shoot Abraham Lincoln (9) |
| ZOFFANY | Johann, portrait painter whose works included Mrs. Oswald and The Porter and the Hare (7) |
| DERRINGERPISTOL | Weapon used by John Wilkes Booth |
| ABELINCOLN | Born in a one-room cabin in Kentucky, this lawyer was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 (3,7 |
| LINCOLN | US president assassinated by John Wilkes Booth |
| MUDD | Doctor of John Wilkes Booth |
| VIRGINIA | John Wilkes Booth was captured in this state |
| EDWIN | John Wilkes Booth's actor brother |
| THREATS | "Those that are the loudest in their _ are the weakest in their actions? Charles Caleb Colton (7) |
| TILT | An awning, canopy or canvas for a booth or wagon, e.g; a hut; a tent; a slope; a bias or inclination; a joust; or, a thrust with a lance (4) |
| ABSOLVE | Get a sailor to find the answer and free them from their actions (7) |
| FACETHEMUSIC | Audience in National Concert Hall confronted with unpleasant consequences of their actions (4,3,5) |
