| EDMONDDANTES | Imprisoned sea captain in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (6,6) |
| EUGENIE | -- Danglars, character in 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas (7) |
| EDMOND | Mr. Dantes, imprisoned sea-captain in The Count of Monte Cristo (6) |
| DOWNFORTHECOUNT | "Goose Feathers of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas |
| TURANGALEELA | One-eyed spaceship captain in the Futurama animated series, named after a 20th-century symphony |
| FIGHTERPILOT | Quarrelsome captain in the flying corps? (7-5) |
| DARTAGNAN | Companion of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas (9) |
| ATHOS | One of the title characters in the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (5) |
| ARAMIS | One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas (6) |
| DUNGEON | Where Dantes was held, in "The Count of Monte Cristo" |
| DANTES | Edmond, character in The Count of Monte Cristo (6) |
| ALIPASHA | Ottoman ruler referenced in "The Count of Monte Cristo" |
| DEBUTANTES | Young socialites returned lipstick container in The Count of Monte Cristo (10) |
| ESCAPEE | P Mescal stripped to be lead in The Count of Monte Cristo? |
| MONTE | The Count of - Cristo, tale by Alexandre Dumas (5) |
| MONTECRISTO | The Count Of --- ---, an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, completed in 1844 (5,6) |
| ELBA | Island featured in "The Count of Monte Cristo" |
| BERNHARDT | Depicted in posters by Alphonse Mucha, actress who portrayed Marguerite in a theatrical version of La Dame aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas fils (9) |
| PORTHOS | One of The Three Musketeers in works by Alexandre Dumas (7) |
| MUSKETEERS | The Three ---, 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas recounting the adventures of d'Artagnan (10) |
