| CANDIDA | George Bernard Shaw stage play first performed in 1895 in South Shields |
| EARNEST | The Importance of Being ____ , play first performed in 1895 in which Lady Bracknell features (7) |
| CANTELL | George Bernard Shaw stage play first published in 1898 (3,5,3,4) |
| MRSWARRENS | George Bernard Shaw stage play first performed in 1902 (3,7,10) |
| PROFESSION | George Bernard Shaw stage play first performed in 1902 (3,7,10) |
| MRSWARRENSPROFESSION | George Bernard Shaw stage play first performed in 1902 |
| YOUNEVER | George Bernard Shaw stage play first published in 1898 (3,5,3,4) |
| BARBOUR | British luxury clothing brand founded in South Shields in 1894 as an importer of oil cloth (7) |
| MATILDA | Australian folk song written by Banjo Patterson first performed in 1895 (8,7) |
| MANAND | George Bernard Shaw stage play premiered in 1905 whose central character is John Tanner (3,3,8) |
| APPLECART | The ___, George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza (5,4) |
| THEAPPLECART | 1928 George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza |
| PYGMALION | 1912 George Bernard Shaw stage play featuring the character Eliza Doolittle (9) |
| THEAPPLE | & 5D 1928 George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza (3,5,4) |
| SIMPSON | There are statues showing this WWI Gallipoli hero and his donkey at his birthplace in the UK's South Shields and in front of Canberra's War Memorial |
| HEARTBREAKHOUSE | G B Shaw stage play first shown in 1920 featuring the character Ellie Dunn |
| HEARTBREAK | G B Shaw stage play first shown in 1920 featuring the character Ellie Dunn (10,5) |
| HOUSE | G B Shaw stage play first shown in 1920 featuring the character Ellie Dunn (10,5) |
| ROBSON | Flora, stage and screen actress born in South Shields in 1902 (6) |
| IMPORTANCE | The ___ of Being Earnest, play by Oscar Wilde first performed in 1895 (10) |