| BIGGERS | Earl Derr ?, creator of fictional detective Charlie Chan (7) |
| CHINESE | Nationality of movie detective, Charlie Chan |
| CHANSON | Fictional detective Charlie's performing a French song (7) |
| COLLODI | Carlo ?, creator of Pinocchio born Carlo Lorenzini (7) |
| CHANNEL | ITV say Detective Charlie McCluskey's retiring |
| STOUT | Rex ___, creator of fictional detective and gourmand Nero Wolfe (5) |
| REXSTOUT | Creator of fictional detective and gourmand Nero Wolfe (3,5) |
| ALIBI | Charlie Chan, Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese detective, advised, "Bad ... like dead fish, cannot stand test of time" |
| AKEY | "The House Without ___" (first of Earl Derr Biggers's Charlie Chan novels) |
| CHARLIECHAN | Detective hero of six novels (1925-32) by US author Earl Derr Biggers (7,4) |
| BYCHANCE | Accidentally getting near to fictional detective Charlie at church (2,6) |
| CHANS | Author Earl Derr Biggers' detective and family |
| MARQUAND | John P ?, creator of the fictional secret agent Mr Moto (8) |
| CHAN | Fictional detective Charlie |
| IANFLEMING | Creator of fictional spy James Bond (3,7) |
| MILNE | A A ?, creator of Winnie the Pooh (5) |
| NYE | Simon ?, creator of the ITV sitcoms Is It Legal? and Hardware (3) |
| BOND | Michael ?, creator of Paddington Bear (4) |
| PARK | Nick ?, creator of animated characters Wallace and Gromit (4) |
| AWDRY | Rev W ?, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine (5) |
