| WARHORSE | Michael Morpurgo book; now a hit stage show that comes to Liverpool Empire from July 31-August 17 (3,5) |
| CHAPERONE | Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison stage show that was a 2006 Tony Award Best Musical nominee (3,6,9) |
| THEDROWSY | Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison stage show that was a 2006 Tony Award Best Musical nominee (3,6,9) |
| SPINOFF | TV show that comes after and is related to a successful TV show |
| SATIRE | Television or stage shows that use humour or irony to expose flaws in society(6) |
| GABON | It achieved independence on August 17, 1960 |
| DATE | August 17, for example |
| SNL | TV show that comes on at 11:29 (not 11:30) p.m. |
| EVAN | Dear _ Hansen, hit stage musical adapted into a film in 2021 (4) |
| HAMILTON | Hit stage musical (8) |
| DRAMA | US lawyer holding hard hit stage play |
| ROVER | Type of vehicle that Apollo 15 astronauts used for the first time on July 31, 1971, to drive around on the Moon |
| WHITAKERS | From 2014, the name of a UK-published reference book, now in its 152nd edition |
| KNOWALL | Part of book now allegorising a clever clogs (4-3) |
| SIX | A.A. Milne book, Now We Are ... |
| BRITISHEMPIREGAMES | 70th Anniversary! Commonwealth athletes competed in this international multi-sport event in Vancouver from July 30th to August 7th, 1954: 3 wds. |
| FLORIANWIRTZ | Bayer Leverkusen footballer whose move to Liverpool has set a new British record (7,5) |
| INK | Iodine, nitrogen and potassium that's ejected by 17 (3) |
| MEDAL | American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th at the Olympics on July 31, 2012 |
| PAS | Step taken after books are stolen from 17 (3) |
