| HEROICCOUPLET | Romeo and Juliet, say, on time for some poetry (6,7) |
| COUPLET | Husband and wife on time for some poetry (7) |
| THISTLE | It's nearby, say, on time for the French to get a different national symbol (7) |
| LOVERS | Some drool over sexy Romeo and Juliet, say |
| STAR | ___-crossed lovers, as Romeo and Juliet, say (4) |
| MANTUA | This is a city in the region of Lombardy. Roman colonization began about 220 BCE, and the poet Virgil was born at nearby Andes in 70 BCE. In Romeo and Juliet (act 3, scene 5), Juliet says, "It is some |
| EGRET | It flies, say, on time (5) |
| BABYSIT | Look after 22, changing bib, say, on time (7) |
| BALCONY | Where Juliet says, "O Romeo, Romeo!" |
| STREET | Way to reach small bay, say, on time (6) |
| AVERS | Makes claim for some poetry (5). |
| PENTAMETER | Sort of temperament Mike's lacking for some poetry (10) |
| ACTIV | When Juliet says "Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee" |
| ACTII | When Juliet says "Parting is such sweet sorrow" |
| ACTTWO | When Juliet says "Parting is such sweet sorrow" |
| ACTI | When Juliet says, "Go ask his name" |
| MESSAGE | A place where some can eat with time for some transmitted news (7) |
| ATTENDANTS | News time for some day workers, maybe those who wait on (10) |
| GETUPANDGOGO | "Come on, it's time for some '60s-era nightclub dancing"? |
| KNITTING | Significant piece blocked by Knight its time for some craft (8) |
