| PLAZASUITE | Neil Simon comedy |
| DUGAN | "Max ___ Returns": Neil Simon comedy |
| HEARTBREAK | "The ___ Kid" (1972 Neil Simon comedy) |
| DEATH | "Murder by __": Neil Simon comedy |
| SEEMS | "___ Like Old Times" (Neil Simon comedy (5) |
| LASTOF | and 5dn, 6dn, Neil Simon comedy; 1970 Best Play Tony Award nominee (4,2,3,3,3,6) |
| GOLDIEHAWN | Overboard star who starred in the 1980 Neil Simon comedy Seems Like Old Times: 2 wds. |
| PEGG | Simon -, comedy actor (4) |
| NORELATION | Neil Simon, to Paul Simon, e.g. |
| THEGOODBYEGIRL | Neil Simon film comedy, 1977 |
| CALIFORNIASUITE | Neil Simon four-skit comedy... or an apt title for this puzzle |
| THEODD | The ___, Neil Simon stage comedy; 1965 Tony Award Best Play nominee (3,3,6) |
| BAREFOOT | 1963 Broadway comedy play by Neil Simon (8,2,3,4) |
| COMEBLOW | 1961 Neil Simon Broadway comedy (4,4,4,4) |
| CHEAP | 'The ---', 1978 film comedy scripted by Neil Simon starring Peter Falk (5,9) |
| DETECTIVE | 'The ---', 1978 film comedy scripted by Neil Simon starring Peter Falk (5,9) |
| LONELY | The ___ Guy 1984 romantic comedy based on an adaptation by Neil Simon |
| COUPLE | Neil Simon stage comedy, 1965 Tony Award Best Play nominee (6) |
| YOURHORN | 1961 Neil Simon Broadway comedy (4,4,4,4) |
| BILOXIBLUES | 1988 Neil Simon military comedy, featuring Christopher Walken as Sergeant Toomey: 2 wds. |