| LARACROFT | English aristocrat, daughter of an archaeologist, lead character in a series of films (4,5) |
| EXCAVATION | The work of an archaeologist? (10) |
| GREENAWAY | Illustrator of "toy books", including Marigold Garden, Mother Goose and Under the Window, who was the daughter of an engraver and a milliner, and a friend of John Ruskin (9) |
| SCARPETTA | Forensic pathologist character in a series of novels by Patricia Cornwell (9) |
| BEETHOVEN | Saint Bernard in a series of films originally starring Charles Grodin (9) |
| TRACYBEAKER | Lead character in a series of stories by Jacqueline Wilson |
| DOCTOR | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| DOLITTLE | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| ARTIFACTS | Museum items discovered by an archaeologist, maybe |
| INDIANAJONES | Fictional professor of archaeology who is the titular character in a series of films (7,5) |
| LARA | Fictional character in a series of films and the video game (4,5) |
| CROFT | Fictional character in a series of films and the video game (4,5) |
| SCOTA | Daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh and ancestor of the Gaels (connected to the Stone of Scone legend) |
| BRERRABBIT | Main character in a series of stories melding the Cherokee rabbit-trickster with the culture of Afri |
| RAMBO | Main character in a series of action films played by Sylvester Stallone (5) |
| IRONMAN | Superhero from Marvel Comics who appeared in the first of a series of films in 2008 (4,3) |
| SPY | Lead character in a John le Carre or Tom Clancy novel, often |
| CHALICE | Cup in church given to the daughter of an Oxford dean (7) |
| GUEST | Original married name of the English aristocrat, polyglot, polymath and mother of 10 children, nee Lady Charlotte Bertie, who is best known for her trailblazing translation of the medieval Welsh Mabin |
| SEANCONNERY | Actor, 1930-2020, whose first job was as a milkman in Edinburgh, famous for his role in a series of films (4,7) |
