| KAVANAGH | Eponymous barrister portrayed by John Thaw, _ QC (8) |
| MORSE | Colin Dexter's cryptic crossword solving sleuth portrayed by John Thaw (5) |
| INSPECTOR | TV series that starred John Thaw, _ Morse (9) |
| SHEILA | English actress and author who was married to John Thaw, _ Hancock (6) |
| PROVENCE | Depicted in memoirs by Peter Mayle and later a mini-series starring John Thaw, a region of France with a lavender season between June and August (8) |
| REGAN | Pilot episode of the 1975- 8 ITV police drama The Sweeney, named for the character played by John Thaw (5) |
| MAGORIAN | Children's author of Just Henry and the classic wartime story Goodnight Mister Tom that was adapted into a family film featuring John Thaw (8) |
| SHERLOCKHOLMES | Snoop portrayed by John Barrymore |
| EDNA | ___ Turnblad (woman portrayed by John Travolta in "Hairspray") |
| WARD | Stephen ?, osteopath portrayed by John Hurt in 1989 biopic Scandal |
| BASILFAWLTY | Torquay hotelier portrayed by John Cleese (5,6) |
| FRAZER | Private --, 'Dad's Army' character portrayed by John Laurie (6) |
| CRISP | Quentin ---, writer portrayed by John Hurt in The Naked Civil Servant |
| LUIGI | Classic video game character portrayed by John Leguizamo (1993) |
| SULU | Star Trek character portrayed by John Cho in three films (4) |
| MARLONBRANDO | The Godfather actor who was portrayed by John Goodman on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy!: 2 wds. |
| REDCAP | 1960s ITV drama series that starred John Thaw as Sgt John Mann (6) |
| KAVANAGHQC | John Thaw legal series from the 1990s (8,1,1) |
| YEAR | A - in Provence; memoir by Peter Mayle that was adapted into a television mini-series with John Thaw (4) |
| AYEAR | ____ in Provence, memoir adapted into a TV miniseries with John Thaw |
