| LILLIANHELLMAN | US dramatist of The Little Foxes and The Searching Wind (7,7) |
| HELLMAN | "The Searching Wind" playwright |
| LILLIAN | American dramatist whose plays include The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes and Toys in the Attic (7,7) |
| DIVINER | It looks more holy when he does the searching for water (7) |
| SOPHOCLES | Greek tragic dramatist of the 5th century BC to whom such innovations as the addition of a third actor and the use of painted scenery are attributed (9) |
| MOSSYSAXIFRAGE | Alpine margay is out with small foxes? (5,9) |
| BANKHEAD | Tallulah of "The Little Foxes" on Broadway |
| DURYEA | Dan of "The Little Foxes" |
| BETTE | Davis of "The Little Foxes" |
| THOMASOTWAY | English dramatist of the Restoration period; The Orphan (1680), Venice Preserved (1682) etc. (6,5) |
| APHRA | And 9 Prolific female dramatist of the English Restoration (5,4) |
| MOLIERE | Leading French comic dramatist of the 17th century |
| APHRABEHN | Prolific female dramatist of the English Restoration (5,4) |
| BEHN | Prolific female dramatist of the English Restoration (5,4) |
| IONESCO | French dramatist of the absurd |
| REGINA | Bette Davis role in "The Little Foxes" |
| SLYLY | Society dramatist of Elizabethan times in the manner of Fox |
| EURIPIDES | Last of the three great tragic dramatists of ancient Athens, following Aeschylus and Sophocles (9) |
| SIMON | US dramatist whose plays include Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple (4) |
| NEIL | US dramatist whose plays include Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple (5) |
