| BUZZLIGHTYEAR | Leading character in 25 across (4,9) |
| WOODY | Leading character in 25 across (5) |
| ELEPHANTS | Footballer backing county student enters scolded by character in 25 down 21 (9,5) |
| WOOLLYMAMMOTH | What kind of animal is Manny, leading character in the Ice Age films? (6,7) |
| CHARLESPOOTER | Leading character in George and Weedon Grossmith's novel 'The Diary of a Nobody' (7,6) |
| FUNERALDIRECTOR | Most of characters in 25 across and 9 across responsible for putting people down (7,8) |
| ASSESS | What characters in 25 across might do with gauge (6) |
| PANS | First three characters in 25 across go to school holding the rashers and sausages (4) |
| ECLAT | Brilliant display from first four characters in 25 across before tea (5) |
| ORDEAL | First three characters in 25 across lose head with enthusiasm for torture (6) |
| DECEASED | Describes the characters in 25 across, for example, of late (8) |
| IOTA | Leading character in Iliad (likewise in our translation, additionally?) (4) |
| BOAZ | Husband of Ruth in the Bible and leading character in Dickens |
| BRIDGECAPTAIN | Canadian actor harpreet Sandhu's role in #25-Across: 2 wds. |
| SOREL | Leading character in Stendhal's masterpiece |
| SIKHISM | Potentate ditching ambassador is leading character in Moslem religion (7) |
| LEVER | Control of leading character in soap (5) |
| THEATRE | Leading character in The Passion on stage |
| SCARFACE | Female, the leading character in rare film (8) |
| IMAM | I'm a leading character in Mecca (4) |
