| PAULPRY | Nosy or inquisitive person, from the titular protagonist of an 1825 play by English playwright John Poole (4,3) |
| NOISESOFF | 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn based around a production of the play Nothing On |
| EMMAWOODHOUSE | Titular protagonist of an 1815 Jane Austen novel, described as 'handsome, clever and rich' (4,9) |
| KIDNEY | Organ harvested from the titular character in "Charlie the Unicorn" |
| LOOT | Second of the three full-length plays by English playwright Joe Orton, premiered in 1965 (4) |
| TODD | Titular protagonist of the 1847 play The String of Pearls; or, The Fiend of Fleet Street by English dramatist George Dibdin Pitt (7,4) |
| SWEENEY | Titular protagonist of the 1847 play The String of Pearls; or, The Fiend of Fleet Street by English dramatist George Dibdin Pitt (7,4) |
| SNAIL | Pet kept by the titular protagonist of the US cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, called Gary (5) |
| ISABELLA | Elder sister of the titular protagonist of Jane Austen's Emma (1815) (8) |
| ELPHABA | Titular protagonist of the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by US author Gregory Maguire (7,6) |
| THROPP | Titular protagonist of the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by US author Gregory Maguire (7,6) |
| ALICE | The titular protagonist of two novels by Lewis Carroll (5) |
| SANCHO | Faithful and pragmatic squire to the titular protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605-15) (6,5) |
| PANZA | Faithful and pragmatic squire to the titular protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605-15) (6,5) |
| JAMES | Red Engine in the Railway Series by English author Rev. W. Awdry; titular protagonist of the third book (1948) (5) |
| MCCAIN | Titular protagonist of the first seven series (1979-1989) of the ITV comedydrama series Minder, played by Dennis Waterman (6) |
| AMADEUS | Best Picture at the 57th Academy Awards, adapted by English playwright Peter Shaffer from his 1979 play of the same name (7) |
| RADCLIFFE | Last name of the actor who was the titular protagonist in Harry Potter series |
| TERRY | Titular protagonist of the first seven series (1979-1989) of the ITV comedy drama series Minder, played by Dennis Waterman (5) |
| KIMBLE | Titular protagonist of the 1963-67 US TV series The Fugitive, played by David Janssen (7,6) |
