| ROXIE | Principal character in the musical Chicago (5) |
| MAMA | Matron ___ Morton (character in the musical Chicago |
| SIMBA | Principal character in The Lion King (5) |
| BILLY | With 33-Across Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart's defense lawyer in the musical "Chicago" |
| FIGARO | Principal character in the Barber of Seville (6) |
| TEN | Head count of a principal character in the book in 3-Down? |
| EDGAR | Principal character in Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor; or, the dramatist who adapted Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to stage for the RSC (5) |
| ALPHA | Principal character in Norwegian group hoarding old record (5) |
| STACK | Pile fire around principal character in "Thais" (5) |
| ASLAN | Principal character in Narnia's land? |
| RENEE | ____ Zellweger, U.S. actress who played Roxie Hart in the 2002 film musical Chicago (5) |
| MIDDLEEAR | Where to find hammer in Tolkien's world after principal characters in The Hobbit have vanished (6,3) |
| GRIFFINS | Family members who are principal characters in the animated TV series Family Guy (8) |
| ACHILLES | He is the principal character in Homer's Iliad, son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly and Thetis. He and his closest friend and lover, Patroclus, joined the Greeks in the Trojan War. Who is |
| SYKES | 1970s sitcom in which the only married principal character was Corky, the local policeman |
| BRENT | David _, principal character of The Office (5) |
| DALAI | "A country boy from the East, then elevated" (describing anniversary's principal character) (5,4) |
| BROWN | Principal character of the Charles M Schulz comic strip Peanuts, Charlie _ (5) |
| CELLBLOCKTANGO | Song from the musical "Chicago" |
| ALL | "___ That Jazz" (song from the musical "Chicago") |
