| INDIANAJONES | Fictional professor of archaeology who is the titular character in a series of films (7,5) |
| INDY | Dr. Jones, fictional professor of archaeology, to friends |
| LANGDON | Fictional professor created by Dan Brown, the main character in The Da Vinci Code (7) |
| REMUS | Fictional professor Lupin's first name |
| LITTLEPRINCE | The _____ is the titular character in a 1943 novella by French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| MALCOLM | Child prodigy, played by Frankie Muniz, who is the titular character in a 2000-2006 comedy series (7) |
| BARRYBERKMAN | Complete name of the titular character in the TV series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| DJANGO | Slave who is the titular character in a 2012 Quentin Tarantino film (6) |
| GUNGADIN | Water-carrier who is the titular character in a poem by Rudyard Kipling (5,3) |
| HEIDI | Swiss girl who is the titular character in a novel by Johanna Spyri (5) |
| VIWARSHAWSKI | Fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories written by Sara Paretsky, played on film by Kathleen Turner |
| VICTORIAPLUM | Character in a series of illustrated books by Angela Rippon (8,4) |
| EALINGCOMEDY | One of a series of films such as Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Lavender Hill Mob (6,6) |
| MORTALKOMBAT | Fighting video game adapted into a series of films: 2 wds. |
| 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 |
| NEMO | Who is the titular clownfish character in a 2003 animated film? (4) |
| 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) |
| LARACROFT | Fictional character in a series of films and the video game Tomb Raider (4,5) |
