The term CRY IN 'A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE' is a reference to the famous play by Tennessee Williams. The play follows the story of Blanche DuBois, a woman who moves in with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. In one of the most iconic scenes of the play, Stanley yells for Stella to come down from their apartment, and she responds with a loud cry. The crossword solution for this term is STELLA, which is the name of Stella Kowalski, the sister of Blanche DuBois.