| MALAPROP | Mrs -, character in 1775 R B Sheridan play The Rivals noted for her misapplication of words (8) |
| MALAPROPISM | Misapplication of words (11) |
| LANGUISH | Niece of Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals by R.B. Sheridan (5,8) |
| TEAZLE | Sir Peter, character in the R.B. Sheridan play The School for Scandal (6) |
| SIRPETER | 1787 Epsom Derby winner named after a character in R B Sheridan stage play The School for Scandal (3,5,6) |
| ABSOLUTE | Sir Anthony, character in Sheridan's play The Rivals (8) |
| SHERIDAN | R B ___, author of stage plays The Rivals and The Critic (8) |
| TEASDALE | Mrs. ---, character played by Margaret Dumont in the Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup (8) |
| PITCAIRN | Major John, Scottish marine officer killed in action at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 (8) |
| TAXATION | "No ___ without representation": slogan that originated in the lead-up to the American Revolution in 1775 (8) |
| PUFF | Mr -, author in 1779 R B Sheridan play The Critic |
| MRSMALAPROP | Who in Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals was noted for her verbal blunders? (3,8) |
| LYDIA | Niece of Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals by R.B. Sheridan (5,8) |
| STEALING | Misapplication |
| SPENDING | Misapplication |
| MISTAKES | Misapplications |
| THESCHOOLFOR | R B Sheridan stage play first performed in 1777 featuring the character Lady Sneerwell (3,6,3,7) |
| LEXINGTON | In 1775 it was the scene of the first battle in War of American Independence (9) |
| ANN | In Shine On Harvest Moon, ... Sheridan plays the role of entertainer Nora Bayes |
| RIVALS | The ?, 1775 comedy play by R B Sheridan (6) |
