| RIVALS | The ---, 1775 comedy of manners by Sheridan |
| THERIVALS | Richard Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners (3,6) |
| SCANDAL | 1777 comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School For _ (7) |
| PRIVATELIVES | 1930 comedy of manners by Noel Coward (7,5) |
| LEMISANTHROPE | 1666 comedy of manners by French playwright Moliere |
| TERENCE | Playwright of ancient Rome whose works (Andria, Adelphoe etc.) set the template for the modern comedy of manners (7) |
| CONGREVE | William ---, English playwright and poet of the Restoration who influenced the comedy of manners genre (8) |
| SATIRE | Comedy of manners hallmark |
| STYLES | Slyest comedy of manners (6) |
| EMMA | Noted 1815 comedy of manners |
| THEOLDBACHELOR | Informed about male composer turning up part in comedy of manners |
| BLONDE | Platinum ___ (1931) is a comedy of manners starring Jean Harlow and Loretta Young (6) |
| SHERIDAN | Author of the 1775 play The Rivals, Richard Brinsley _ (8) |
| MALAPROP | Mrs ___, character in the 1775 play The Rivals (8) |
| MRSMALAPROP | The misspeaking character in The Rivals by Sheridan |
| HEIRS | Those who have inherited pretentious manners, by the sound of it (5) |
| EDUCATED | They were taught manners by coach driver from the start (8) |
| HEIR | Successor's manner, by the sound of it (4) |
| CRITIC | "The ___", 1779 play by Sheridan (6) |
| COCKANDANCHOR | "The --- --- ---", 1845 novel by Sheridan Le Fanu (4,3,6) |
