| CROSSOVER | Term for when a character from one show appears in another (9) |
| ROMEO | Character from one of Shakespeare's tragedies (5) |
| ERNE | Bird appears in another nest (4) |
| NEEDLEDROP | Record-player-inspired film term for when a familiar song kicks in |
| TKO | Boxing term for when a match has to be stopped because one of the fighters is unable to continue: Abbr. |
| GOOD | Carol character from 1 as of old (4,4,9) |
| ANTIHERO | I'll appear in another novel, perhaps |
| COMPLEXNUMBER | Here I must appear in another case, not simple one, say |
| TITLEDROP | Moment when a character utters the name of the film they're in |
| AUTOPILOT | Two-word slang term for when you're doing something without even thinking - such as flying a plane? (4,5) |
| DEADDEPTH | Term for when plummet is on the bottom and float's tip just above the surface (4,5) |
| DRYASDUST | Doctors study a character from Scott but he's so dull! (9) |
| RAINED | Have you noticed, when a character had a life-changing moment in a film, it usually also ______?! |
| SLEEPYTIMEBEAR | Fuzzy mammal on beverage packaging whose first word is a cutesy term for "when to go to bed": 2 wds. (Theme answer: The second word is a common Valentine's Day gift) |
| ECHO | Reverb (and a cliche when a character thinks it's someone else) |
| DARN | Expletive called for when a hole appears (4) |
| ROUSE | What people try to do when a character passes out. |
| ASIDE | It's rare when a character looks into the camera to "give an _____." |
| URGENCY | Procedural term for when Parliament decides to speed up passage of legislation (7) |
| THESOUPDRAGONS | Band from Motherwell formed in 1985, taking their name from a character from the TV show 'Clangers' (3,4,7) |
