| DAMNYANKEES | Play featuring fictional Senator Joe Hardy |
| MCCARTHY | Communist-hunting senator Joe |
| SHAUNCASSIDY | Heartthrob who played Joe Hardy in the television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries |
| SLEUTHS | Frank and Joe Hardy |
| TABHUNTER | US actor whose film roles include Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees! (3,6) |
| PENNYDREADFUL | Horror series featuring fictional characters from classic books: 2 wds. |
| RAIDER | Tomb ____, video game series featuring fictional archaeologist Lara Croft (6) |
| CARRYONSPYING | 1964 film comedy starring Kenneth Williams featuring fictional secret organisations BOSH and STENCH |
| OEDIPUSREX | Play featuring a road-rage murder |
| LESSON | Ionesco play featuring the Professor and the Pupil, with "The" |
| BLITHE | "___ Spirit", Noel Coward play featuring Madame Arcati (6) |
| THEMERCHANT | Play featuring Shylock (3,8,2,6) |
| WINTERSTALE | Play featuring pursuit by a bear (7,4) |
| TWOGENTLEMEN | (Of 2) play featuring the dog Crab (3,9) |
| HENRYTHEFIFTH | Play featuring Agincourt (5,3,5) |
| WASPS | The ___, Aristophanes play featuring the character Philocleon (5) |
| INEXPERT | Pinter play featuring Vivien Merchant "amateurish" (8) |
| KINGLEAR | William Shakespeare play featuring the character Goneril (4,4) |
| MERCHANT | "The ___", Shakespeare play featuring Shylock (8,2,6) |
| HAMLET | William Shakespeare play featuring the character Fortinbras (6) |
