| WRITERS | Silly bowler's trick that could hold up play, for example (7,5) |
| GHOSTSTORY | One giving creeps right to hold up play |
| WRITERSBLOCK | What could delay a novel bowlers' trick being used |
| ANEWUTENGKUB | Erratic chap scratching 100 - he could hold you up |
| DESSERTSPOON | It could hold sweet drops one's set to move around |
| ROTOR | It could hold up passengers returning as well |
| BALUSTER | This could hold up rail passenger ultimately, after late bus breaks down |
| INKSTAND | Tailless black bear that could hold a pen |
| MUG | Root beer brand, or something that could hold root beer |
| PLACKET | Skirt pocket or packet that could hold lunch-starter (7) |
| IPODSHUFFLE | Discontinued Apple product that could hold many tracks |
| SACHET | A chest that could hold perfume (6) |
| CYNIC | He refuses to believe top general could hold up American city (5) |
| VINYL | Only Niven could hold up flooring (5) |
| ROLEMODEL | Look up to one of those in the play, for example (4,5) |
| ACTS | Those of the Apostles that make up play (4) |
| ACTED | Performed in a Broadway play, for example |
| RADIOBROADCAST | Play, for example, we hear, with appropriate set (5,9) |
| ACTIVE | Energetic part of the play, for example, linked to direction (6) |
| REVIVAL | It brings new life to a play, for example (7) |
