| AVENGERS | The -, 1960s TV series featuring the characters John Steed and Emma Peel (8) |
| ULTORES | John Steed and Emma Peel, aka "The Avengers" (ITV 1961-9) |
| AHANDFUL | 1934 novel by Evelyn Waugh featuring the character John Beaver (1,7,2,4) |
| STINGRAY | 1960s TV series featuring Captain Troy Tempest (8) |
| ARBUTHNOT | John ___, Scottish physician and writer known for a 1712 satirical pamphlet featuring the character John Bull (9) |
| RAINBOW | Children TV series featuring the characters Zippy, George and Bungle (7) |
| GODS | The --- Of Mars, science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs featuring the character John Carter (4) |
| BAGPUSS | BBC TV children's animated series featuring the characters Professor Yaffle and Gabriel the Toad (7) |
| OFDUST | 1934 novel by Evelyn Waugh featuring the character John Beaver (1,7,2,4) |
| DANGERMAN | 1960s TV series featuring secret agent John Drake (6,3) |
| HEARTSTOPPER | Netflix coming-of-age drama series featuring the characters Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson (12) |
| BEN | Gentle - , 1960s TV series featuring a tame bear (3) |
| EMMAPEEL | Partner of John Steed in the 1960s TV series The Avengers, played by Diana Rigg (4,4) |
| BLACKMAN | Honor ---, British actress who played Cathy Gale in the 1960s TV series The Avengers (8) |
| MCGOOHAN | Patrick, actor who co-created and starred in the 1960s television series The Prisoner (8) |
| SERENADE | 1937 novel by James M Cain narrated by the character John Howard Sharp (8) |
| ADAMWEST | Actor who played lead role in the 1960s TV series Batman (4,4) |
| PALEFIRE | 1962 Vladimir Nabokov novel featuring characters John Shade and Charles Kinbote |
| UMBRELLA | This and a bowler hat were trademarks of agent John Steed in The Avengers (8) |
| DETESTED | Ted was given a steed and hated it (8) |
