| CRUCIBLE | The ___ (Salem witch trials drama by American playwright Arthur Miller until October 25th, 2019 at the Stratford Festival in Ontario) |
| MILLER | American playwright Arthur seen in factory on the outskirts of Exeter (6) |
| STCRISPINSDAY | Sandy's script I prepared for October 25th |
| TWELVE | Aussie trial drama with Kate Mulvany, The - (6) |
| THECRUCIBLE | A 1953 play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials (3,8) |
| NOLAUGHINGMATHER | What the giggling supporter of the Salem witch trials was told? |
| PURITAN | Figure at the Salem witch trials |
| GOMEZ | US singer who was the most followed Instagram user in the world until October 2018, Selena ___ (5) |
| POLYESTERMATHER | Puritan preacher involved in the Salem Witch Trials? |
| KIDD | Jess -, author of The Hoarder, shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2019 at Listowel Writers' Week (4) |
| CAFETERRACEATNIGHT | 1888 painting featured in the immersive Van Gogh 360 art experience in Ottawa until October 8th, 2022: 4 wds. |
| MATHER | Salem witch-trials figure |
| ABIGAILWILLIAMS | *Salem witch trials accuser |
| BENN | Nigel - - -, 1992-96 WBC Super Middleweight champion whose comeback in November 2019 at the age of 55 was cancelled (4) |
| EBERT | Roger who claimed to have gone on two dates with Oprah Winfrey (the first one was, predictably, at t |
| AHA | Norwegian band, their hit Take On Me was an early music/video triumph in the 80s, who performed at t |
| YANKEE | Derek Jeter, until October 2014 |
| HAITINK | Bernard, Dutch conductor who retired in 2019 at 90 (7) |
| LEEKERRY | Won Nu-Fish Feeder King, 2019, at Southfield Res. (3,5) |
| ONEDAY | Difference between 2020 and 2019, at some point (3,3) |
