| TRANSCRIPT | On time, managed to get the text of a play from an official copy (10) |
| TRANSCRIBE | On time, managed to get writer to put things into written or printed form (10) |
| SENT | "Did you get the text I ___ you?" |
| TRANSPIRED | On time, managed to put forth a shoot, as it happened (10) |
| ACT | Bit of play from an empty court (3) |
| PROBATE | Official copy of will |
| TRANSLATE | On time, managed to register, having to interpret things, transpose (9) |
| RUNIT | Rehearse a play from start to finish, in theater lingo |
| OFFSIDE | Penalty that prevents a play from starting |
| STAGEDIRECTIONS | Instructions in the text of a play indicating the movement, position and tone of an actor (5,10) |
| TRANSLATED | Time managed and scheduled is explained (10) |
| SCRIPT | Copy of the text of a play, film or broadcast programme (6) |
| TRANSMUTE | To change the nature of time, managed to gain seconds saying nothing (9) |
| RANCH | Managed to get the last of the batch from the farm (5) |
| INDEX | An alphabetical list of persons, places or subjects mentioned in the text of a printed work (5) |
| EDIT | A change to the text of a document |
| TRANSLITERATION | Rewriting of letters with little time managed to cut share for commonest letter, perhaps |
| LIBRETTO | From the Italian diminutive meaning "book." First known use in English is 1742; the word refers to the text of an opera or a musical. |
| PREFACE | A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book. |
| SCRIPTS | Copies of the text of a film |
