| BRECHT | Playwright from Britain, the real thing |
| BARIC | Relating to element from Britain, The Confidential Agent's US distributor perhaps rejected, taking on resistance (5) |
| WOOLSACK | In Britain, the seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords (8) |
| YALTA | _ Conference, 1945 meeting of the heads of government of the UK, the US and the Soviet Union (5) |
| IBSEN | Playwright from Norway |
| WILD | Playwright from Dublin cut short, furious (4) |
| SHAW | Playwright from Dawlish: A. Wesker |
| GENET | Playwright from Paris |
| INGE | Pulitzer-winning playwright from Independence, Kan. |
| OSBORNE | Playwright from large Pacific island dropping round |
| BENNETT | Critically acclaimed playwright from Leeds, Alan _ (7) |
| SCRUMPING | In Britain, the act of stealing fruit from a private garden or orchard (9) |
| SQUIRREL | In Britain, the Red species of this animal is being wiped out by the Grey species (8) |
| REEFS | In the UK, the only stable and welldeveloped Sabellaria Spinulosa ... are found in The Wash (5) |
| WINDSOR | Name given to the framework governing trade between the UK, the EU and Northern Ireland (7) |
| RITAORA | Pop singer judge on The Voice UK, The X Factor and The Masked Singer (4,3) |
| MOTHERSDAY | In Britain, the fourth Sunday in Lent (7,3) |
| BRAIN | It should leave Britain the centre of sensation (5) |
| NEARSIDE | In Britain, the left mean to join party |
| EQUITY | In Britain, the actors' trade union (6) |