| DRURYLANE | Theatre Royal - -, Covent Garden venue (5,4) |
| ROTOGRAPH | Reverse picture of dress trim in Covent Garden venue |
| MADISON | - - - Square Garden, venue in NYC (7) |
| TRENCHANT | Showing keenness, heads for Theatre Royal entrance |
| HAYMARKET | West End street extending from Piccadilly Circus to Pall Mall, where the Theatre Royal is situated (9) |
| SPRINKLER | A ____ system for fire prevention was installed in London's Theatre Royal in 1812 |
| LIBRETTOS | Visitor from afar in Bristol strangely texts from Covent Garden? |
| OPERAGOER | One attending, eg, Covent Garden |
| BOWSTREET | Orchestral item setter misplaced somewhere near Covent Garden? |
| BALLERINA | Female dancer at Covent Garden (9) |
| ARAUCARIA | Number in Covent Garden maybe surrounding gold vehicle that's got cones round it |
| STMARTINS | New inn tests alarm in Covent Garden street (2,7,4) |
| DRURY | england: Theatre Royal ___ Lane (West end theatre in London) |
| ENTER | Take part in European Theatre Royal (5) |
| PLAYGOER | One enjoys the Theatre Royal eg, working under pressure (8) |
| GARRICK | Depicted in various paintings by William Hogarth, actor and dramatist who managed Theatre Royal and |
| 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) |
| LANE | Common name of the Theatre Royal on Catherine Street, London, associated with Nell Gwyn (5,4) |
| ROYALOPERAHOUSE | Musical venue in London's Covent Garden (5,5,5) |
| LYCEUM | London theatre within walking distance of Covent Garden and Temple Tube stations (6) |
