| CARETAKER | 'The _____': 1959 play by 11 across, 2 down (9) |
| AMERICANDREAM | The ___, 1959 play by Edward Albee (8,5) |
| BIRTHDAYPARTY | 'The ______': 1957 play by 11 across, 2 down (8,5) |
| BETRAYAL | 1978 play by 11 across, 2 down (8) |
| ELLINGHAM | Surname of the titular character played by 11 across, 2 down in 19 across (9) (9) |
| THEBLACKS | 1959 play by Jean Genet (3,6) |
| ENGLANDER | New ___, native of 11 across 2 down or 26 down, for example (9) |
| BILLY | (and 25 across) 1959 novel by 11 across, 2 down (5) |
| KITCHEN | 'The ---', 1959 play by Arnold Wesker (7) |
| RAISIN | _ in the Sun: 1959 play by Lorraine Lansberry (6) |
| ARMYOFTHE | Zombie heist film starring 26 Across, 2 Down & 9 Down, and directed by 20 Across (4,2,3,4) |
| BECKET | 1959 play by Jean Anouilh subtitled l'honneur de Dieu |
| BIRD | 1959 play by Tennessee Williams, Sweet _ Of Youth (4) |
| ROOTS | 1959 play by Arnold Wesker (5) |
| THEDUMBWAITER | 1959 play by Harold Pinter featuring hit-men Ben and Gus (3,4,6) |
| ARAISININTHESUN | 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry |
| AMOROUSPRAWN | The ___, 1959 Anthony Kimmins stage play featuring the character Lady Fitzadam (7,5) |
| MOONLIGHT | ___ Sonata, piano work by 11 across (9) |
| NAKED | "The ___", 1959 novel by William Burroughs (5,5) |
| TINDRUM | The ___, 1959 novel by Gunter Grass (3,4) |
