| THEBEAR | 1888 one-act comedy by Chekhov (3,4) |
| BEAR | 'The -', 1888 one-act comedy by Chekhov (4) |
| WEDDING | The ___, one-act comedy play by Anton Chekhov whose premiere was in 1900 (7) |
| STREET | Quality ___, four-act comedy by JM Barrie (6) |
| ARMSANDTHEMAN | 1894 three- act comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes its name from the first line of Virgil's Aeneid (4,3,3,3) |
| THESILVERBOX | 1906 3-act comedy by the dramatist John Galsworthy (3,6,3) |
| SEAGULL | "The ___", play by Chekhov featuring the character Trigorin (7) |
| ANISTON | Friends actress is enthralled by Chekhov (7) |
| ORCHARD | 'The Cherry ---', play by Chekhov (7) |
| STANDUP | Style of comedy by a person alone on stage (5-2) |
| TWELFTH | Romantic comedy by Shakespeare featuring twins Viola and Sebastian (7,5) |
| ERIKTHE | 1989 comedy by Terry Jones with Tim Robbins (4,3,6) |
| AMOROUS | 'The -- Prawn', stage comedy by Anthony Kimmins (7) |
| SCANDAL | The School For ___, comedy by Sheridan (7) |
| EPICENE | Comedy by Ben Jonson subtitled The Silent Woman (7) |
| SEMINAR | 2011 Broadway comedy by Theresa Rebeck starring Alan Rickman (7) |
| EARNEST | The Importance of Being ___, comedy by Oscar Wilde (7) |
| VOLPONE | 1606 comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson whose name is Italian for 'the fox' (7) |
| THETHREESISTERS | A weird bunch in Shakespeare play — or one by Chekhov? |
| THREESISTERS | A play by Chekhov, first performed by the Moscow Arts Theatre in 1901 |
