| HOLINSHED | Shakespeare based some of his plays on the works of this 16th-century English chronicler (9) |
| PUNISH | What we must do to him for his play on words (6) |
| REMBRANDT | Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has a huge collection of the works of this Dutch Old Master |
| EURIPIDES | Electra is one of the works of this Ancient Greek dramatist |
| KLEE | A museum in Bern is dedicated to the works of this Swiss artist |
| TROLLOPE | Broad English chronicler (8) |
| PARIS | Capital English chronicler |
| BEDE | Venerable -, early English chronicler (4) |
| LORDOFTHE | The _, film series based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (4,2,3,5) |
| FLATTERER | One who plays on the vanity of even tree cultivation right to the end |
| PYGMALION | Back pain, then nation taking on the work of an Irishman |
| JANETTEOKE | The long-running drama series "When Calls the Heart" is based on the work of this bestselling Canadian author: 2 wds. |
| NASTYHITS | Some painful-looking plays on the gridiron |
| POWER | The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of _, new prequel drama based on the works of Tolkien (5) |
| ERNIEWISE | Comedy performer famed for his plays “what I wrote” |
| CARSTEREO | It plays on the road |
| RECLEAGUE | Group that plays on the weekends |
| SHAKESPEARE | The "father" of English Literature and prose. His plays often play with gender roles and leave room for queer interpretations. Wrote over half of his sonnets for "the fair youth." |
| RINGS | The _, film series based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (4,2,3,5) |
| LOST | TV drama based on the works of Bernard Cornwell, The _ Kingdom (4) |
