| REACHER | Jack, fictional U.S. ex-military officer created by British thriller writer Lee Child (7) |
| HUTCH | Fictional U.S. police detective played by David Soul and Owen Wilson (5) |
| SPARROW | Jack ---, fictional captain in the Pirates Of The Caribbean film series (7) |
| TORRANCE | Jack, fictional writer played by U.S. actor Jack Nicholson in the 1980 horror film The Shining (8) |
| HORATIO | ___ Hornblower, fictional Royal Navy officer created by C.S. Forester (7) |
| TARANGO | Jeff, U.S. ex-tennis player noted for his bad boy antics and disqualified from Wimbledon in 1995 (7) |
| SHRIVER | Pam, U.S. ex-tennis player noted for her doubles partnership with Martina Navratilova (7) |
| EVANDER | ___ Holyfield, U.S. ex-heavyweight boxer (7) |
| COLONEL | -Tom Parker, ex-military man who managed Elvis Presley (7) |
| VETERAN | Ex military person (7) |
| SOLDIER | Rise in revolt arresting ex-military man! (7) |
| KILLING | ___ Eve British thriller series starring Sandra Oh that aired its final season in 2022 |
| JACKSON | A carp is named after angling author, Lee ___ (7) |
| CHILD | British thriller writer who created the character of Jack Reacher, Lee _ (5) |
| HORNBLOWER | Horatio -, fictional naval officer created by C S Forester (10) |
| NICKLAUS | Jack, U.S. ex-golfer who won the British Open three times (8) |
| BRIDGETJONES | Fictional single female diarist created by British author Helen Fielding (7,5) |
| DAVENPORT | Lindsay, U.S. ex-tennis player who won three Grand Slam women's singles titles (9) |
| ELMER | Patchwork elephant in a children's picture book series created by British author David McKee (5) |
| BROLLIES | Umbrellas created by British Rail and owned by Hardy apparently (8) |
