| MAJORTOM | Fictional astronaut created by David Bowie |
| ODDITY | Space ____ , song by David Bowie featuring the fictional astronaut Major Tom (6) |
| ZIGGYSTARDUST | Character created by David Bowie (5,8) |
| STARDUST | Ziggy _, alter ego created by David Bowie (8) |
| 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 |
| EUGENEYOUNG | Lawyer created by David E. Kelley and played by Steve Harris |
| THESOPRANOS | American TV series created by David Chase and revolving around a character played by James Gandolfini |
| BLIMP | Colonel ___, cartoon character created by David Low (5) |
| THE | Television series created by David Chase (3,8) |
| SOPRANOS | Television series created by David Chase (3,8) (See 23A) |
| TWIN | ___ Peaks, TV drama series co-created by David Lynch (4) |
| KINGROLLO | 1980 animated series created by David McKee |
| COLONELBLIMP | Jingoistic British cartoon character created by David Low (7,5) |
| ELMER | Patchwork elephant created by David McKee in 1989 |
| BIG | "___ Sky" (ABC series created by David Kelley) |
| ROLLO | 1980 animated series about a character created by David McKee |
| KING | 1980 animated series about a character created by David McKee |
| PEAKS | Twin ___, 1990s TV show created by David Lynch |
| LITTLEBRITAIN | Sketch show created by David Walliams and Matt Lucas ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| COLONEL | Cartoon character created by David Low in the 1930s (7,5) |