| REACHER | Lee Child creation played on film by Tom Cruise (7) |
| KATH | Classic Aussie comedy creation played by Jane Turner (---- Day-Knight) (4) |
| BOROMIR | Lord of the Rings character played on film by Sean Bean (7) |
| LEGOLAS | The Lord of the Rings character played on film by Orlando Bloom (7) |
| GRANGER | Hermione, character in the Harry Potter series played on film by Emma Watson (7) |
| STRANGE | Doctor and Marvel Comics superhero played on film by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch (7) |
| POPPINS | Mary ____, magical nanny played on film by Emily Blunt and Julie Andrews (7) |
| ONESHOT | Novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series adapted into a film with Tom Cruise (3,4) |
| BADLUCK | 2007 novel by Lee Child (3,4,3,7) |
| HARDWAY | The ___, 2006 novel by Lee Child (4,3) |
| ACEVENTURA | Fictional animal detective played on film by Jim Carrey (3,7) |
| ETHANHUNT | Fictional spy played by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible film series: 2 wds. |
| JACKREACHER | Eponymous action hero played by Tom Cruise in 2012 (4,7) |
| TOPGUN | ____: Maverick, 2022 film sequel about a naval aviator played by Tom Cruise (3,3) |
| NELSONMANDELA | Former South African president played on film by Morgan Freeman and Idris Elba (6,7) |
| REMUSLUPIN | Character in Harry Potter affected by lycanthropy played on film by David Thewlis (5,5) |
| RIPLEY | Tom _, con artist played on film by actors including Alain Delon, Matt Damon and John Malkovich (6) |
| VIWARSHAWSKI | Fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories written by Sara Paretsky, played on film by Kathleen Turner |
| JANEEYRE | Bronte heroine played on film by Mia Wasikowska (4,4) |
| ZORRO | Masked vigilante first played on film by Douglas Fairbanks in 1920 (5) |
