| REBECCHI | Proper name of the friendly Neighbours character known as Toadie (6,8) |
| JARROD | Proper name of the friendly Neighbours character known as Toadie (6,8) |
| BONOBO | Proper name of the pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) of W central Africa, considered to be the closest extant relative of human beings (6) |
| AIRFARE | Charge for travellers of the friendly skies |
| NED | First name of Homer Simpson's friendly neighbour Flanders (3) |
| TONGANS | Residents of the Friendly Islands |
| INDIA | Sri Lanka's friendly neighbour. (5) |
| BEAONGOODTERMS | Actress Arthur discussing proper names for things? |
| DAENERYS | Emilia Clarke's Game of Thrones character, known as the 'Mother of dragons', ___ Targaryen (8) |
| TOM | Real identity of the EastEnders character known as Rocky (3,6) |
| COTTON | Real identity of the EastEnders character known as Rocky (3,6) |
| OTHELLO | Shakespearean character known as the Moor of Venice (7) |
| JABBA | "Star Wars" character known as "the Hutt" |
| TOMGRADGRIND | Character known as 'The Whelp' in 'Hard Times' (3,9) |
| WALDO | Picture book character known as Wally in the U.K. |
| ASH | "Pokemon" character known as Satoshi in the original Japanese |
| YELENA | ___ Belova, one of the Marvel characters known as Black Widow |
| RENAL | Put in proper name of an organ |
| ANDGREAT | Proper name of railway, disparagingly nicknamed 'Muddle & Go Nowhere'(7,3,5,8) |
| NORTHERN | Proper name of railway, disparagingly nicknamed 'Muddle & Go Nowhere' (7,3,5,8) |