| TOMCLANCY | Author whose novel Patriot Games introduced the character Jack Ryan |
| WALDI | What was the name of the first official mascot of the Olympic Games, introduced for the 1972 Summer Games in West Germany? |
| FIGURESKATING | The first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, introduced at the 1908 Olympics in London (6,7) |
| THENEWCOMES | Novel by William Thackeray featuring the character Jack Belsize (3,8) |
| SPRAT | A small herring-like brisling; the character "Jack", who could eat no fat; or, with "weather", the dark days of November and December (5) |
| ARTFULDODGER | Nickname of the character Jack Dawkins in Dickens's Oliver Twist (6,6) |
| DODGER | Artful _, nickname of the character Jack Dawkins in Dickens's Oliver Twist (6) |
| LOSTWORLD | The --- ---', 1912 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel that introduced the character Professor Challenger (4,5) |
| TARZANOFTHEAPES | 1912 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs which introduced the character of John Clayton |
| REDDRAGON | 1981 novel that introduced the character Hannibal Lecter |
| DEATHOFA | and 16dn, 1985 novel by M C Beaton that introduced the character Hamish Macbeth (5,2,1,6) |
| TWILIGHT | Young-adult vampire-romance novel published in 2005 that introduced the character Bella Swan (8) |
| ASTUDYINSCARLET | 1887 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that introduced the character of Sherlock Holmes (1,5,2,7) |
| GOSSIP | see 12ac, 1985 novel by M C Beaton that introduced the character Hamish Macbeth (5,2,1,6) |
| ANCHORMAN | Which film introduced the character Ron Burgundy? (9) |
| CHINESELAUNDRYBLUES | 1932 George Formby song that introduced the character of Mr Wu (7,7,5) |
| CHILDSPL | Which horror movie introduced the character Chucky? (6,4) |
| ALIEN | Film that introduced the character Ripley |
| KENO | Game introduced to the U.S. by Chinese immigrants in the 19th century |
| NIGHTMARE | The ___ Before Christmas; Tim Burton film about character Jack Skellington (9) |
