| SOLILOQUY | Monologue by a character in a play |
| ASIDE | Theatrical device where a character in a play addresses the audience, supposedly unheard by other characters (5) |
| PERSONAGE | Human being getting on a bit, like a character in a play (9) |
| ALICEBAND | Hair accessory inspired by a character in stories written by Lewis Carroll (5,4) |
| NESSA | Loch seen by a character in Gavin & Stacey played by Ruth Jones (5) |
| PERSONATION | Portrayal of a character in a play (11) |
| ZETA | Variable film supported by a character in Patras |
| ELMO | Name shared by a character in Sesame Street and Love/Hate. (4) |
| WOMAN | God Is a ___ hit song by Ariana Grande from her album Sweetener which features a monologue by Madonna in the music video |
| CRESSIDA | A principal character in a play by Shakespeare (8) |
| RIVAL | Be in competition with a character in a Sheridan play (5) |
| SIMONPURE | A genuine person; a character in A Bold Stroke for a Wife |
| JEKYLL | A character in a story by Robert Louis Stevenson; or, a horticulturist and garden designer remembered for her work with Edwin Lutyens (6) |
| APART | Aside made by one character in a play |
| ROLE | A part or character in a play or film (4) |
| PORTRAY | Play a character in a film |
| COBWEB | Character in a play by Shakespeare that also features the fairies Oberon, Titania, Puck, Peaseblossom, Moth and Mustardseed (6) |
| THOMASHARDY | Novelist whose serialized "A Pair of Blue Eyes" left a character in a literal cliffhanger, thus creating the term |
| PERSON | Word, derived from the Latin meaning "actor's mask, character in a play", for a human being (6) |
| PERICLES | What is the name of the Athenian statesman who commissioned the Parthenon, and also the title character in a play by Shakespeare? (8) |
