| THERIVALS | Sheridan play |
| RIVALS | Richard Sheridan play, with "The" |
| MALAPROP | Misspeaking Mrs. in a Sheridan play |
| SCHOOL | The ___ for Scandal, Sheridan play (6) |
| TEAZLE | Sir Peter, character in the R.B. Sheridan play The School for Scandal (6) |
| MALAPROPISM | Unintentional confusion of one word with another (by someone in a Sheridan play?) (11) |
| RIVAL | Be in competition with a character in a Sheridan play (5) |
| PUFF | Mr -, author in 1779 R B Sheridan play The Critic |
| TOYS | Introductions only typical of your Sheridan plays (4) |
| RHODEISLAND | Old Sheridan plays in a state (5,6) |
| ANN | In Shine On Harvest Moon, ... Sheridan plays the role of entertainer Nora Bayes |
| CRITIC | "The ___", 1779 play by Sheridan (6) |
| THECRITIC | Sheridan Sneer, Dangle play |
| THESCHOOLFOR | R B Sheridan stage play first performed in 1777 featuring the character Lady Sneerwell (3,6,3,7) |
| SIRPETER | 1787 Epsom Derby winner named after a character in R B Sheridan stage play The School for Scandal (3,5,6) |
| THECAMP | 1778 stage play by R B Sheridan subtitled A Musical Entertainment (3,4) |
| SCANDAL | The School for ___, play by Sheridan (7) |
| WHITESIDE | Sheridan, character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner (9) |
| ANEAT | "... ___ rivulet of text...": Sheridan |
| NICOEE | "Knots Landing" regular Sheridan |
