| OSTROVSKY | Playwright, 1823-1886, whose work is still widely read and performed in Russia (9) |
| NUTCRACKER | The ___ is a ballet first. performed in Russia in December 1892. (10) |
| EGGTIMER | The ancient sand clock is still widely used for this purpose (8) |
| PUEBLOVIEJO | Tequila brand since 1886 whose name means "Old Town" |
| ALLSAIDANDDONE | Everyone spoke and performed in conclusion (3,4,3,4) |
| KIROV | Former name of Russia's Mariinsky Ballet Company, still widely used overseas (5) |
| ERUDITION | Issue about sport being widely read (9) |
| TROCADERO | Battle, in southern Spain in 1823, between the French army and Spanish revolutionaries (9) |
| BRUNOMARS | "The Lazy Song" singer who hosted and performed on "SNL" in 2012: 2 wds. |
| ELTONJOHN | "Rocket Man" singer who hosted and performed on "Saturday Night Live" in 2011: 2 wds. |
| EXTRACTED | Took out most of a special edition, and performed at some stage (9) |
| DISPLAYED | Put on show - Sid came back and performed (9) |
| SANGFROID | What shows one's composed and performed for, new documentation following? |
| THELANCET | British medical journal founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley (3,6) |
| EURYANTHE | 1823 opera by Carl Maria von Weber (9) |
| MURASAKISHIKIBU | Japanese novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting from the Heian period who penned one of the most influential and widely read Japanese classical works: The Tale of Genji. |
| AARP | Publisher of the most widely read magazine in the U.S. |
| LITERARY | It rarely signals one is widely read (8) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIST | Widely-read author's plot is laced with decency |
| WHEELS | The Star launches this section on September 27, 1986 and it becomes Canada's most widely read automotive publication |
