| THEWALRUS | Character in a |
| DOCTOR | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| DOLITTLE | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| SIMONPURE | A genuine person; a character in A Bold Stroke for a Wife |
| IRONMAN | Character in a novel by Ted Hughes; a superhero with the alter ego Tony Stark; or, as one word, a trademark of long-distance triathlons (4,3) |
| JEKYLL | A character in a story by Robert Louis Stevenson; or, a horticulturist and garden designer remembered for her work with Edwin Lutyens (6) |
| THOMASHARDY | Novelist whose serialized "A Pair of Blue Eyes" left a character in a literal cliffhanger, thus creating the term |
| PERSONAGE | Human being getting on a bit, like a character in a play (9) |
| LETTER | A character in a book, perhaps (6) |
| ACTED | Portrayed a character in a movie |
| ZOOEYDESCHANEL | TV actress named after a male character in a J.D. Salinger book |
| SNIPE | Use a long-distance rifle, like Bradley Cooper's character in a 2014 movie |
| LOLA | Song character "in a club down in old Soho" |
| DEPUTYDAWG | Title character in a US television cartoon series that debuted in 1960 whose supporting cast include |
| DANDIEDINMONT | Small Scottish terrier, named after a character in a Sir Walter Scott novel (6,7) |
| CORELLI | Antonio -; character in a novel set in Cephalonia by Louis de Bernieres (7) |
| NOISES | Keys-on-a-loop character in a Western |
| LASSIE | Collie character in a novel by Eric Knight that was adapted into a film (6) |
| JACOB | Smooth character in a chapter in part of Bible |
| ROBIN | Christopher ---, character in A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories (5) |
