| RICHARDIII | Shakespeare's play in which the protagonist offers his kingdom for a horse (7,3) |
| FAMOUSLASTWORDS | Richard III's "My kingdom for a horse," e.g. |
| ANIMALIA | Kingdom for a horse? |
| III | Richard who says, "...My kingdom for a horse!" |
| HORSE | Richard III would trade his kingdom for one? (5) |
| AHORSE | Richard III offered his kingdom for it |
| KNOCKABOUT | Comedy in which the protagonists hit each other? (10) |
| JUDE | --- The Obscure, the last of Thomas Hardy's completed novels, in which the protagonist falls in love with his cousin Sue Bridehead (4) |
| HOLES | Novel in which the protagonist digs in the Texan desert |
| ROADMOVIE | Genre of film in which the protagonist is on the run, or travelling in search of something (4,5) |
| EPITASIS | In classical drama, the part of a play in which the main action develops and which leads to the catastrophe (8) |
| OBSCURE | "And my large kingdom for a little grave / A little little grave, an ____ grave" (Richard II) |
| MANSFIELD | - - - Park, 1814 Jane Austen novel in which the protagonist is Fanny Price (9) |
| PARK | 1814 Jane Austen novel in which the protagonist is Fanny Price (9,4) |
| SCENES | Divisions of an act in a play, in which the setting is fixed (6) |
| KNOCKON | In Rugby, a foul play in which the ball is hit forwards |
| MEASUREFORMEASURE | A play in which the judge Angelo is portrayed as a villain (7,3,7) |
| DOCTORFAUSTUS | Christopher Marlowe play in which the titular character gives his soul to the devil (6,7) |
| REALM | My kingdom for a genuine 1000! (5) |
| OFVENICE | Shakespeare play in which the wealthy Antonio defaults on a loan provided by the moneylender Shylock (3,8,2,6) |
