| SCHINDLER | Oskar, central character in a Steven Spielberg film (9) |
| LINCOLN | President portrayed by Daniel Day- Lewis in a Steven Spielberg film (7) |
| ETS | Aliens such as one in a Steven Spielberg movie: Abbr. |
| KOKOSCHKA | Oskar, Austrian artist and poet born in 1886 (9) |
| DOCTOR | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| DOLITTLE | Central character in a series of books by Hugh Lofting, played notably by Rex Harrison in a 1967 film, and by Eddie Murphy in 1998-2001; a musical version of the story is at Blackpool Winter Gardens t |
| FIGARO | Central character in a 1786 Mozart opera about a wedding day (6) |
| GULLIVER | Lemuel, central character in a 1726 novel by Jonathan Swift (8) |
| DOCTORDOLITTLE | Central character in a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting |
| HARRY | Central character in a literary heptalogy by J K Rowling (5,6) |
| POTTER | Central character in a literary heptalogy by J K Rowling (5,6) |
| VICTORIAPLUM | Central character in a series of children's stories by Angela Rippon |
| SHANDY | Tristram, central character in a nine volume work by Laurence Sterne (6) |
| LYRA | ___ Belacqua, the central character in a trilogy of books by Philip Pullman (4) |
| SEQUEL | Central character in a 1726 novel by Jonathan Swift (6,8) |
| FOWL | Artemis ___ is the central character in a best-selling series of novels by Eoin Colfer. (4) |
| DRDOLITTLE | Central character in a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting (2,8) |
| THOMASCROMWELL | Historical figure who is the central character in a trilogy of novels by Hilary Mantel (6,8) |
| LEM | Science-fiction author Stanislaw, whose novel "Solaris" was made into a Steven Soderbergh film |
| IMHOOKEDON | Beginning of a Steven Wright quip |
