| CHARLEY | Fictional character whose aunt came from Brazil, 'where the nuts come from' |
| SANTACRUZ | Czar's aunt came from here (5,4) |
| BRAZIL | Country Charley's Aunt came from |
| PORTIAWOODMAN | Current international rugby player whose father and uncle were All Blacks, and whose aunt played netball for the Silver Ferns (6,7) |
| EMMA | Actress Roberts whose aunt Julia is an Oscar winner |
| HOLMES | Fictional character whose archenemy is spelled out by the last letters of this puzzle's archvillains |
| LORDVOLDEMORT | Fictional character whose name is French for "flight of death" |
| KERMIT | Fictional character whose autobiography is called "Before You Leap" |
| LASSIE | Fictional character whose name sounds like an Indian drink |
| WINNIETHEPOOH | Fictional character whose environment was inspired by Ashdown Forest |
| MRMOTO | Fictional character whose first name is Kentaro |
| ALMOND | Remove head from fish, then start on dessert - one of the nuts |
| HYBRID | It will conceal the nuts at the wheel! (6) |
| SHEABUTTER | Fatty substance from the nuts of a tropical African tree (4,6) |
| SANDRA | Some of the nuts and raisins for the girl (6) |
| ACORNS | Falling as mast for pigs with other forest fruits, the nuts of the trees known collectively as a quercetum (6) |
| SITTER | Name for a tight player who just waits for the nuts* |
| JAWTEETH | Jack consumed the nuts, biting with molars (3-5) |
| PHUKET | Finally pick up the nuts in Asian island resort |
| INDEPTH | Thoroughly dip the nuts, holding candy's centre (2,5) |
