| REPERTOIRE | List of dramas, operas or pieces a company is prepared to perform (10) |
| ACTS | From the Latin for "deeds done", word for exploits or feats; divisions of ballets, dramas, operas or plays; set performances; or, pretences (4) |
| CODA | From Latin for "tail", the clinching passage of a movement or piece; a ballet finale; or, a concluding event, remark, section etc generally (4) |
| TAKE | A scene or version of a shot filmed at one time; a sequence of recorded music; a capture of a chess piece; a catch of a ball; or, a quantity of copy given to a compositor (4) |
| MONOLOGUES | Parts of dramas in which single actors speak alone |
| PLAYWRIGHT | 16 dn of dramas |
| TRIFLE | A false or idle tale; a thing of litle value; a slight piece; a small sum; a gewgaw; a type of pewter; or, a cold pudding of custard, fruit cocktail, jelly and sherry-soaked sponge with a sprinkling o |
| SHEETMUSIC | What can be read in order to perform songs or pieces |
| FESTIVAL | A religious observance or abundant regale; a joyous celebration; a time of merrymaking or revelry; or, an organised season of concerts, films, operas or plays (8) |
| MEDLEY | Collection of songs played as a continuous piece; a combination of four styles of swimming in one race; or, the general name for a dish consisting of an assortment of vegetables (6) |
| THEATRE | Building for the performance of plays or operas; or, with seats in tiers, a hall or large room for lectures (7) |
| COSMORE | This leading businessman, a head of a company, is from Corscombe, but he's got another place near Bishop's Caundle (7) |
| PEACOCK | A company is landed with considerable weight of show-off (7) |
| DEACON | A company is involved in study of church official (6) |
| NOMINEE | A non-owner in whose name a company is registered |
| PARAPHRASES | Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers |
| TUNDRA | A flat region around Brazil associated with a fair amount of dramas (6) |
| JUMP | A hop by a knight in chess; a move in draughts that captures an opponent's piece; a wall-like obstacle in equestrian puissance; or, a descent by a parachutist (4) |
| STRIP | A lath, ribbon or other long piece; a regular programme; or, a sequence of cartoons in a comic/newspaper (5) |
| CYCLES | Sequences of poems, stories, matters, operas or mystery plays composed around a central theme (6) |
