| IACHIMO | Shakespearean character, one remarkably macho taking another one in (7) |
| INITIATE | Start in one gallery, while taking another one in (8) |
| TRACTOR | Vehicle taking another one up hill |
| VIOLA | In playing this Shakespearean character, one needs to take a bow (5) |
| XIAN | Wrong one taking another one to Chinese city (4) |
| TIMON | Shakespearean character, one male in a hundred |
| IAGO | Shakespearean character, one in the past (4) |
| CHIANTI | One found in song and another one in wine (7) |
| GALATEA | One remarkably animated in party, given drink (7) |
| TACKING | Taking another course in sewing (7) |
| AGASAGA | Commander's taking another commander in story about middle-class people (3,4) |
| INITIAL | The first character one can put a name to, in short (7) |
| CHERISH | Think highly of that female character one's encountered in chapter (7) |
| INTERIM | Provisional playwright drops leading character: one is contracted (7) |
| HAUTEUR | Interrupted twice by posh character, one who despises arrogance (7) |
| CARDIFF | City character, one getting very loud (7) |
| PIERROT | Pantomime character, one featured in bad report |
| LAMBADA | Greek character, one entered dance (7) |
| PIRATIC | Film contains unpleasant character, one such as Blackbeard? |
| SOANDSO | Unpleasant character, one whose name I've forgotten (2-3-2) |
