| ANGELSINAMERICA | Tony-winning play subtitled "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" |
| SUBJECT | National theme |
| ANTHEMIC | Like national theme songs |
| HEARTBREAKHOUSE | George Bernard Shaw play subtitled A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes (10,5) |
| APPLECART | The ___, George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza (5,4) |
| CART | George Bernard Shaw play subtitled A Political Extravaganza (3,5,4) |
| THEAPPLE | And 1 George Bernard Shaw play subtitled A Political Extravaganza (3,5,4) |
| THEAPPLECART | 1928 George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza |
| WAITINGFORGODOT | Play subtitled 'A Tragicomedy in Two Acts' |
| EARNEST | The Importance of Being ___, Oscar Wilde play subtitled A Trivial Comedy for Serious People |
| VENICE | Thomas Otway play subtitled A Plot Discovered first staged in 1682 (6,8) |
| PRESERVD | Thomas Otway play subtitled A Plot Discovered first staged in 1682 (6,8) |
| AMADEUS | Oscar-winning film based on a Tony-winning play |
| WILLIAMS | Vaughan -; surname of a symphonist noted for works inducing The Lark Ascending (inspired by George Meredith's poem), Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and the English Folk Song Suite (8) |
| THOMASTALLIS | Ralph Vaughan Williams piece that's a favorite of classical music stations, Fantasia on a Theme by ___ |
| TOMBOWLING | The fourth movement of the Fantasia on British Sea Songs by Sir Henry Wood, which uses the melody of a song by Charles Dibdin |
| MBUTTERFLY | 1988 Tony-winning play inspired by a Puccini work |
| EQUUS | 1975 Tony-winning play with a Latin name |
| OSLO | 2017 Tony-winning play that shares its name with a Scandinavian capital |
| ART | 1998 Tony-winning play about a painting |
