| SANCHOPANZA | Squire to the hero of a book by Cervantes (6,5) |
| GIANT | A windmill was mistaken for this large person in a book by Cervantes (5) |
| LORDFAUNTLEROY | Title inherited by the young hero of a book by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| SANCHO | Faithful and pragmatic squire to the titular protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605-15) (6,5) |
| PANZA | Faithful and pragmatic squire to the titular protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605-15) (6,5) |
| BURRO | Animal ridden by Sancho Panza in the book by Cervantes (5) |
| VILLAIN | The main evil character and antagonist to the hero in a novel, play, film, etc (7) |
| THETIS | Sea nymph who bore Achilles to the hero Peleus (6) |
| INDIA | Home country to the Hero Moto Corporation. (5) |
| FATHERBROWN | The hero of stories by G.K. Chesterton (6,5) |
| CRUSOE | Surname of the hero of a famous tale by Daniel Defoe (6) |
| STAROFLENIN | Sheep shearing whizz Godfrey Bowen was awarded two top Soviet awards in 1963, the Hero of Socialist Labour and The ... (4,2,5) |
| GUMDROP | Which vintage Austin car is the hero of a series of children's books by Val Biro? (7) |
| TIN | When repeated, the hero of a 2011 film based on a Belgian comics series |
| SINBAD | Fictional sailor, the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin (6) |
| SAMARIA | Home of the hero of a certain parable |
| SELFMADE | Like the hero of a rags-to-riches story, perhaps |
| ROSINANTE | The name of Don Quixote's horse in the book of the same name by Cervantes (9) |
| TUTSI | African tribesman was the hero of a film, we hear (5) |
| EVERYMAN | Anybody - the hero of a morality play - Observer crossword (8) |
