| LIGHTOPERA | Musical drama with a humorous plot and happy ending (5,5) |
| OPERA | Type of musical drama with a text written by a librettist (5) |
| LIMERICK | How to rile Mick with a humorous verse with an Irish flavour |
| ERMA | "Aunt" with a humorous "Cope Book" |
| COMIC | With 2-Down, musical work with a humorous tone |
| COMICOPERA | Musical drama with humorous situations and characters |
| GOSSIPGIRL | Drama with a title character voiced by Kristen Bell |
| COMEDY | Light and humorous drama with a happy ending (6) |
| THEDRINKER | This Banksy statue, a humorous riff on Rodin, was pulled from auction in 2019 after a previous owner claimed it had been stolen from him |
| CRACKAJOKE | Make a humorous comment (5,1,4) |
| OPERETTE | Form of musical drama with notable composers including Jacques Offenbach, Franz Lehr and Arthur Sullivan (8) |
| GASKELL | Author whose novel Cranford was adapted into a television drama with a cast including Judi Dench, Jim Carter, Julia McKenzie and Imelda Staunton (7) |
| OPERATE | Manage musical drama with time limits (7) |
| OPERATION | Running musical drama with primarily tense, revolutionary leader (9) |
| BEGGARS | Musical drama with text by John Gay (7,5) |
| TAAL | Bollywood musical drama with Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai |
| SCENARIO | Plot and background of Arsenic and Old Lace? (8) |
| DEADRECKONING | At sea a way to plot and exact revenge by (4,9) |
| PROBED | Publicist starts a plot and is investigated |
| CSI | TV drama with a "Cyber" spin-off that debuted in March |
