| GRUNDY | Solomon ---, nursery rhyme character who was “born on Monday” |
| KENNETH | Male forename thought to come from one or both of Irish names meaning “handsome” and “born of fire” |
| KOJAK | 1970s TV detective whose catchphrase was “Who loves ya, baby?” |
| PUFFIN | The original meaning of Lundy was “____ island” |
| RULALENSKA | Actress whose first major TV role was “Q” in Rock Follies |
| SOLOMON | Nursery rhyme character who was born on Monday and died on Saturday (7,6) |
| OLDKINGCOLE | Nursery-rhyme character who was a merry old soul (3,4,4) |
| MISSMUFFET | Nursery rhyme character who was frightened away by a spider (4,6) |
| JACKSPRAT | Nursery rhyme character who wasn't on a banting diet (4,5) |
| LITTLEMISSMUFFET | English nursery rhyme character who "sat on a tuffet" |
| BOPEEP | Nursery rhyme character who "fell fast asleep" |
| SIMPLESIMON | Nursery rhyme character who met a pie man (6,5) |
| HUMPTYDUMPTY | Nursery rhyme character who appears in Through the Looking-Glass (6,6) |
| WEEWILLYWINKIE | Nickname for William III and nursery rhyme character who ran through the town |
| ARABELLAMILLER | Young nursery rhyme character who found a furry caterpillar |
| PEEP | Bo-___ (nursery rhyme character who "fell fast asleep") |
| JACKHORNER | Nursery rhyme character who ate a Christmas pie (4,6) |
| BOBBYSHAFTO | Nursery rhyme character who went to sea (5,6) |
| HORNER | Nursery rhyme character who sat in a corner (6) |
| ITSYBITSYSPIDER | Nursery rhyme character who "climbed up the waterspout" |
