| INSEQUENCE | Following succession, nice queen's composed (like some characters in across answers) (2,8) |
| TRIPLICATE | Catch out spiteful woman in falsehood (like some characters in across answers) (10) |
| ELFIN | Like some characters in "The Hobbit" |
| IRAQI | Like some characters in "American Sniper" |
| HARDG | Letter appearing only in down answers; its opposite appears only in across answers |
| CEES | They're hard in across answers and soft in down ones |
| COOLASACUCUMBER | Composed like a doctor collecting coppers in jail (4,2,1,8) |
| CROSSHATCHING | Shading in across hatch in general (5-8) |
| INLABOR | Like some characters on "Call the Midwife" |
| KEPTHISHEAD | Remained composed, like the man reprieved from the (4,3,4) |
| CLARA | Schumann originally composed like a romantic artist (5) |
| SVENGALI | Vangelis composed like a sinister, manipulative type (8) |
| ROSH | Due to the unusual structure of this grid, please note the following for solving in Across Lite A |
| OVERVALUE | Think too highly of union leader coming in across glen |
| ISAAC | Oscar who voices a future Spider-Man in Across the Spider-Verse |
| AXED | Fate of some characters in old killer in the woods flicks. |
| REAL | Although this puzzle can be solved in Across Lite, the print version includes elements that cannot b |
| ETS | Some characters in "The X Files," for short |
| ETCH | Some characters in bayonet charge leave a lasting impression (4) |
| ARMADA | Some characters in Gibraltar mad about Spanish ships |
