| TSELIOT | Poet who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, on which the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats is based |
| ELIOT | Poet who wrote "Old Possum's Book of |
| MEMORY | Tune which is sung by Grizabella in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats (6) |
| JEMIMA | Character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, originally played by Sarah Brightman (6) |
| WHARTON | Edith a"; author whose novel The Age of Innocence was adapted into a film with Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis 7:A::The Phantom of the -; Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a novel by Gaston |
| OPERA | The Phantom of the -; Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a novel by Gaston Leroux (5) |
| TSELIOTPOEMS | Andrew lloyd Webber's '81-premiering musical Cats is based on them: 3 wds. |
| PHANTOM | The --- -- --- ---, Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that opened in the West End in 1986 (7,2,3,5) |
| OFTHE | The --- -- --- ---, Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that opened in the West End in 1986 (7,2,3,5) |
| MARTI | and 6dn, Female singer associated with the Andrew Lloyd Webber show Tell Me On A Sunday (5,4) |
| TAKETHATLOOKOFFYOURFACE | Song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber show Tell Me on a Sunday that gave Marti Webb a big hit in 1980 |
| WEBB | see 9dn, Female singer associated with the Andrew Lloyd Webber show Tell Me On A Sunday (5,4) |
| BONNARD | Founding member of Les Nabis who painted Two Dogs in a Deserted Street, Cats on the Railing, The Dining Room in the Country and The Open Window (7) |
| MISCAST | Given unsuitable part in first musical, Cats is rewritten (7) |
| GRIZABELLA | The "Glamour Cat" who sings the song Memory in the stage and film musical Cats (10) |
| SLEEP | Dancer who created the role of Mr. Mistoffelees in the musical Cats, Wayne _ (5) |
| JUDI | Dame ___ Dench, acting royalty starring as Old Deuteronomy in Cats on the big screen, out next week (pictured top) (4) |
| IAN | Sir ___ Mckellen, acting royalty starring as Gus The Theatre Cat in Cats on the big screen, out next week (pictured bottom) (3) |
| TSE | Poet on whose work "Cats" is based: Abbr. |
| TOMTOM | Pair of cats on the drum (3-3) |
