| BFG | Steven Spielberg's take on a Roald Dahl book about a friendly giant, The ___ (1,1,1) |
| DAP | "The Sacred Art of Giving ___": Ta-Nehisi Coates essay about a friendly greeting |
| TWITS | Roald Dahl book about a wicked couple, with "The" |
| MATILDA | Roald Dahl book about a girl (7) |
| CASPER | Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci family comedy about a friendly ghost (6) |
| CBC | "The Friendly Giant" network, years ago |
| FANTASTICMRFOX | 2009 Clooney/Streep film based on a Roald Dahl book |
| ITA | Asher Keddie played this media icon in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (--- Buttrose) |
| ELEVATOR | A lift, such as the "great glass" example in a Roald Dahl book; a hoist for grain; or, anything that raises (8) |
| DANNY | In a Roald Dahl book, who is the "Champion of the World"? (5) |
| THEBFG | Steven Spielberg adaptation of a Roald Dahl book (3,1,1,1) |
| ETS | Steven Spielberg's film alien and others |
| ONE | Steven Spielberg's "Ready Player -" |
| WAR | Steven Spielberg's "- Horse" |
| MRFOX | "Fantastic" character in a Roald Dahl book |
| ROCKINGCHAIR | Furniture piece in the castle on classic Canadian show "Friendly Giant": 2 wds. |
| OCTOPUS | Name shared by albums by Gentle Giant, The Human League and The Bees |
| GIRAFFE | Animal on classic Canadian kids show "The Friendly Giant" |
| OOMPA | Half of a Roald Dahl creature |
| JUPITER | Gas giant, the fifth planet from the Sun (7) |
