| OLDBIRD | Wise - -; character voiced by John le Mesurier in a BBC Radio Four version of The Hitchhiker's Guide |
| WILSON | Platoon sergeant played originally by John Le Mesurier in the TV sitcom Dad's Army (6) |
| TONTO | Radio character voiced by John Todd |
| LINDA | Belcher, character voiced by John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (5) |
| BOD | 1970s animated series narrated by John Le Mesurier (3) |
| MAXINEPEAKE | Actress who portrayed Joan Le Mesurier in 2008 BBC TV drama Hancock & Joan (6,5) |
| PEAKE | Maxine ?, actress who portrayed Joan Le Mesurier in 2008 BBC TV drama Hancock & Joan (5) |
| REDROSE | Flower compared to love in a poem by Robert Burns that was recited by the Prince of Wales in a BBC Scotland audio project (3,4) |
| DONTPANIC | Words printed on the guide of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (4,5) |
| BADGER | Wise character from The Wind In The Willows played on screen by Bob Hoskins (6) |
| FLIGHTOFTHECONCHORDS | NZ comedy duo of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, who made a BBC radio series of the same name |
| JACQUES | Hattie ___, comedy actress married to actor John Le Mesurier from 1949-65 (7) |
| ADAMS | Douglas -; author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series of sci-fi books (5) |
| ARTHURDENT | Hapless hero of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams |
| DENT | Arthur, hapless protagonist of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams (4) |
| FLORA | First name of the heroine in Stella Gibbons' comic novel Cold Comfort Farm who was portrayed by Kate Beckinsale in a BBC television film adaptation (5) |
| DADSARMY | TV sitcom starring Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier, (4,4) |
| ARMY | Dad's _, classic wartime sitcom with John Le Mesurier (4) |
| BLAKE | Character played by Gareth Thomas in a BBC sci-fi series (1978-81) |
| NOGGIN | ____ The Nog, fictional character in a BBC TV series, originally broadcast 1959-65 (6) |
