| NAPOLEON | Pastry also called a millefeuille; or, the main antagonist in George Orwell's novella Animal Farm (8) |
| OBRIEN | Main antagonist in George Orwell's "1984" |
| ELEPHANTEAR | Cinnamon-coated pastry also called a palmier |
| PIGSEAR | Pastry also called a palmier |
| THOUGHTPOLICE | Antagonists in George Orwell's "1984' |
| TAMIL | Get a millefeuille around tongue (5) |
| FEATURE | A prominent article or story in a newspaper; or, the main full-length film in a cinema's programme (7) |
| BIFF | Forename of the main antagonist in the Back to the Future films (4) |
| OTTO | ____ West (played by Kevin Kline) is the main antagonist in A Fish Called Wanda |
| FAIRWAY | A smooth area of closely mown grass between a tee box and a green on a golf course; or, the main navigable channel in a harbour (7) |
| PONGO | In literature, the nickname of Reginald Twistleton in the Wodehousian Uncle Fred stories; or, the main male Dalmatian in The Hundred and One Dalmatians (5) |
| ORWELL | English novelist George ___ (pen name) whose novella Animal Farm is considered one of the best ones written in the 20th century |
| SNOWBALL | Pig in 1945 George Orwell novella Animal Farm said to represent Leon Trotsky (8) |
| SNOW | Coriolanus ___, ruler of Panem and the main antagonist in The Hunger Games series of novels |
| CESAREBORGIA | Italian cardinal and mercenary leader, the main antagonist in the video game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood |
| MONICA | Bellucci, Italian actress who played the main antagonist in the 2024 film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (6) |
| DOUGRAYSCOTT | Actor who played the main antagonist in the 2000 action spy film Mission: Impossible II (7,5) |
| PASTRY | Articles of food made of flour or dough collectively; the dough itself; a small individual cinnamon bun, eclair, gateau, millefeuille, puff, slice or other fancy; or, the crust of a galette des rois, |
| STEMS | Botanical structures supporting flowers, fruits, leaves or the caps of mushrooms; vertical strokes in letters or musical notes; or, the main lines of descent in families (5) |
| BOWSER | The main antagonist in the Super Mario video games (6) |
