| TIGGYWINKLE | Mrs _, fictional hedgehog (5-6) |
| LOVETT | Mrs ___, fictional baker and accomplice to Sweeney Todd (6) |
| SONIC | Fictional hedgehog with a "spin dash" move |
| SPADE | Sam _; fictional detective (5) |
| MASON | Perry _; fictional detective (5) |
| BOTTOM | Crinkley ___ , fictional village for Noel's House Party (6) |
| KURGAN | The ___ , fictional antagonist played by Clancy Brown in Highlander (6) |
| SMILEY | George _; fictional spy (6) |
| HOLMES | Sherlock _, fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6) |
| MARIE | Saint ___, fictional island on which 9A is set (5) |
| MORSE | Endeavour _, fictional police detective created by Colin Dexter (5) |
| JONES | Bridget _, fictional diarist (5) |
| SILVER | Long John ___, fictional pirate (6) |
| OHARA | Scarlett or Kimball __ - fictional heroes? (5) |
| CRUSOE | Robinson ___, fictional castaway (6) |
| LASSO | Ted ___ (fictional AFC Richmond coach) (5) |
| POOTER | Charles __, fictional diarist created by the Grossmith brothers (6) |
| RANGER | The Lone ____, fictional masked hero whose companion is Tonto (6) |
| SHARPE | Richard ___, fictional soldier portrayed by Sean Bean (6) |
| PLANET | Daily ____, fictional newspaper on which superhero Clark Kent worked (6) |
