| DEALER | The protagonist of the TV show "High Maintenance," e.g. |
| DON | Protagonist of the TV series Mad Men, - Draper (3) |
| ALMA | Protagonist of the TV series "Undone" |
| DRAPER | Don ___, protagonist of the TV series Mad Men (6) |
| CARCARE | Under-the-hood maintenance, e.g. |
| HANK | First name of the protagonist of the animated TV series King of the Hill |
| LUCKY | ___ the cat: the protagonist of the Google Doodle events set on Champion Island |
| CALLOFTHEWILD | The protagonist of the 1903 The ____ is Buck, a dog weighing 140 pounds |
| TEMPEST | Prospero is the protagonist of The ____ |
| SIMBA | Lion that is the protagonist of The Lion King film series (5) |
| IRENE | Adler who is the protagonist of the novel "Good Night, Mr. Holmes" |
| CHULBUL | ___ Pandey played by Salman Khan is the protagonist of the Dabangg movie series |
| MCQUEEN | Voiced by Owen Wilson and the protagonist of the Cars franchise, Lightning - (7) |
| BLU | Fictional macaw who is the protagonist of the Rio franchise and is named after his color |
| JEDIKNIGHT | Generic name for one of the protagonists of the 'Star Wars' franchise (4,6) |
| BALL | "I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done." She was at the center of the TV show I Love Lucy. |
| PETER | ___ Dinklage actor who was part of the television show Threshold and is one of the main characters on Game of Thrones |
| SULLEN | Peter _, star of the TV shows Mum and Top of the Lake (6) |
| DOMINIC | _ West, star of the TV shows The Wire and The Affair (7) |
| BIGBADJOHN | 1961 US number one single by Jimmy Dean often used in the closing credits of the TV show This Week |
