| AUGUSTWILSON | Pulitzer winner for "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson" |
| PULITZERPRIZE | Award that 14-Across won twice for Fences and The Piano Lesson: 2 wds. |
| VIOLADAVIS | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Fences |
| VIOLA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Fences (5,5) |
| DAVIS | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Fences (5,5) |
| PLAYS | "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson" |
| CENTURYCYCLE | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across including Fences and The Piano Lesson that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |
| WILSON | August ?, Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner for The Piano Lesson and Fences |
| KANDI | _ Burruss, US producer and actress; 2023 Tony Award nominee for August Wilson's The Piano Lesson (5) |
| BERNIECE | Boy Willie's sister in "The Piano Lesson" |
| MATISSE | "The Piano Lesson" painter |
| PITTSBURGH | Setting of "The Piano Lesson" |
| OVERTHESTICKS | Steeplechasing lingo for jumping the fences and ditch, or for the actual chase (4,3,6) |
| WATTLE | System of rods and branches for fences (6) |
| ADAS | Cold Mountain and The Piano heroines |
| NEILL | Jurassic Park and The Piano actor, Sam ___ |
| ANNA | Star of True Blood and The Piano, ... Paquin (4) |
| HARVEYKEITEL | American actor whose films include Taxi Driver and The Piano (6,6) |
| KEITEL | Reservoir Dogs and The Piano actor, Harvey - (6) |
| ANYTOWNUSA | Place for a white picket fence and a mom-and-pop shop |
