| CLIMAXED | Hit a dramatic high |
| CLIMACTIC | The speaker's to perform in a tick, short of dramatic high point |
| CLIMAX | Dramatic high point |
| DIVA | Dramatic high-maintenance person |
| SCENARIO | An outline or synopsis of the plot of a dramatic or literary work such as a film, novel or play; or, a postulated sequence of possible developments or events (8) |
| STORMOFF | Make a dramatic exit, in a way |
| ACT | Perform a role in a dramatic work (3) |
| LEAD | A principal role in a dramatic production (4) |
| MANCINI | Henry ___, composer who won a Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Oscar for Breakfas |
| ADAMSALE | Drink humorously described in a manuscript penned by a dramatic diarist (5,3) |
| TACTICIAN | As a good chess player I can't fail to include a dramatic opening (9) |
| ROZSA | Miklos, winner of a Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Oscar for Ben-Hur (5) |
| DRAMA | A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage. |
| TRAGEDY | Sad end for a dramatic work. In fact, it's a disaster (7) |
| STAGEMANAGEMENT | Provide a platform for the board to organise a dramatic performance (5-10) |
| SOAPAGING | Co-operate in a dramatic production, a long time ago (4,5) |
| CLEAR | Make a cold start for a dramatic ruler. It's obvious (5) |
| PROSPERO | Did a dramatic character flourish at a first operation (8) |
| REPENT | A dramatic group, in short, took on a hospital department, but could regret it (6) |
| ORATORIO | A dramatic but unstaged musical composition for soloists, chorus etc, based on a religious theme (8) |
