| STERNUMUNDDRANG | Over-the-top drama in the orthopedist's life? |
| FEMURFORTUNE | The orthopedist's goal when he finished his residency? |
| TIBIANOTTOBE | Start of the orthopedist's existential soliloquy? |
| ROADMAP | Plan to redraft top drama tons rejected (4,3) |
| TOMSTOPPARD | Playwright gets top drama spot somehow after leaving area (3,8) |
| SHORTBREAK | The orthopedist went on stage after a ___ |
| SETYOUSTRAIGHT | "My procedures should be able to ___," said the orthopedist |
| ALI | Boxer who lost "The Drama in the Bahamas" in 1981 |
| HAWAIIFIVEO | *Drama in the Nielsen top 10 four times during the '70s |
| SMITS | Jimmy in the 2021 musical drama "In the Heights" |
| SINGAPORESLING | The orthopedist ordered a __ |
| IDRISELBA | Luther actor who created and starred in the comedy-drama In The Long Run (5,4) |
| CATHY | 1966 BBC TV drama in The Wednesday Play series starring Carol White in the title role (5,4,4) |
| COMEHOME | 1966 BBC TV drama in The Wednesday Play series starring Carol White in the title role (5,4,4) |
| DISPLAYS | Shows I'd returned to the drama in the ship ... (8) |
| SEA | Adventure drama, In the Heart of the ... (3) |
| MATADOR | To appear in some drama in the bullring (7) |
| ADULTHOOD | Second teen crime drama in The Hood Trilogy of films, released in 2008 |
| MOMTOK | Social-media clique central to the drama in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives |
| SOAPOPERA | Regular drama in the women's room with Carmen (4,5) |
