| DOSTOEVSKY | Author of The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov |
| COSTANZA | He calls himself "Lord of the Idiots" and spends a lot of time hanging out his best friends Jerry, Kramer and Elaine |
| LEGIT | Reliable abridged French translation of The Idiot (5) |
| HEIDI | Novel of the idiot without child (5) |
| LENAHEADEY | Cersei Lannister in the TV series Game of Thrones is played by this English actress, whose films include Dredd, 300 and The Brothers Grimm (4,6) |
| REBEL | Pitch Perfect and The Brothers Grimsby star, ___ Wilson (pictured) (5) |
| ISLA | Nocturnal Animals and The Brothers Grimsby star, ___ Fisher (4) |
| BOOKCASE | Arrange tickets for the lawyer supporting the idiot and the gambler, for example (8) |
| DMITRI | Eldest of the Brothers Karamazov |
| IVAN | One of the Brothers Karamazov |
| EPILOG | Noted feature of "The Brothers Karamazov" |
| YUL | He was Dmitri in "The Brothers Karamazov" |
| LEEJCOBB | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Brothers Karamazov |
| SHATNER | Brynner's brother in "The Brothers Karamazov" |
| GRANDINQUISITOR | Christ's visitor in a tale from "The Brothers Karamazov" |
| RELATIVES | Versatile novel, maybe The Brothers Karamazov (9) |
| COBB | Lee J ___, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Brothers Karamazov (4) |
| LEEJ | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Brothers Karamazov (3,1,4) |
| CHINAGIRL | Song co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, recorded by Iggy Pop on his 1977 album The Idiot and by David Bowie on his album Let's Dance in 1983 |
| ROCKOPERAS | Green Day's "American Idiot" and The Who's "Tommy" |
