| DRURYLANE | Street in London's West End on which the Theatre Royal is located (5,4) |
| HAYMARKET | West End street extending from Piccadilly Circus to Pall Mall, where the Theatre Royal is situated (9) |
| OPERATIONALLY | The manner in which the theatre is used (13) |
| NIGHTOWL | One out late near London's West End, on the pull (5,3) |
| AXLETREE | A bar fixed across the underpart of a wagon or carriage that has rounded ends on which the wheels revolve |
| PALLMALL | Street in London's West End named after a croquet-like game popular in the 16th and 17th centuries (4,4) |
| REGENT | Shopping street in London's West End |
| MOUSETRAP | Agatha Christie stage play, the longest- running show in London's West End, 'The -' (9) |
| LEICESTER | ___ Square, pedestrianised area in London's West End noted for film premieres (9) |
| SPRINKLER | A ____ system for fire prevention was installed in London's Theatre Royal in 1812 |
| GENTLEMAN | 11 singer of the Chapel Royal is a person of refinement (9) |
| TRENCHANT | Showing keenness, heads for Theatre Royal entrance |
| WEARISOME | Tedious first person among royals is entering a capital (9) |
| DRURY | & 20D Common name of the Theatre Royal on Catherine Street, London, associated with Nell Gwyn |
| LANE | Common name of the Theatre Royal on Catherine Street, London, associated with Nell Gwyn (5,4) |
| IANMCKELLEN | Knighted actor currently treading the boards in London's West End as King Lear in the play of the same name (3,8) |
| GWYN | One of the spellings of the surname of an orange-seller who became a leading actress at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and a mistress of Charles II (4) |
| ANNIE | Musical about a redheaded orphan in which Miranda Hart is currently starring in London's West End (5) |
| GILLIAN | ___ Anderson, The Crown actress who trod the boards in London's West End with 63D in All About Eve (7) |
| BOND | --- Street, road in London's West End linking Piccadilly and Oxford Street (4) |
