| ENGINE | Thomas the Tank ------, classic children's character (6) |
| TOPHAM | Sir ___ Hatt, real name of The Fat Controller in the Thomas The Tank Engine series (6) |
| ALISON | Author who created the children's character Little Grey Rabbit, _ Uttley (6) |
| TUMBLE | Mr ___, popular children's character portrayed by Justin Fletcher (6) |
| LIZZIE | ___ Dripping, children's character created by Helen Cresswell (6) |
| MRTOAD | Children's character who shouted "poop-poop" (6) |
| GORDON | Self-important steam train in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories (6) |
| EDWARD | Blue engine in Thomas the Tank Engine (6) |
| BOPEEP | Children's character associated with a crook |
| SIMOOM | Wind-up children's characters, new out (6) |
| MILLIE | Thomas the Tank Engine's light blue narrow-gauge engine that works at Ulfstead Castle (6) |
| AWDRY | Rev W, creator of the children's character Thomas, the Tank Engine (5) |
| RUPERTBEAR | Children's character who first appeared in the Daily Express newspaper in 1920 (6,4) |
| ROO | Children's character in the Hundred Acre Wood |
| EASTERBUNNY | Children's character unknown to feisty urban teens (6,5) |
| SWEEP | Canine pal of the children's character Sooty |
| BEATRIX | _ Potter, creator of the children's character Peter Rabbit (7) |
| BUILDER | Children's character: Bob The - |
| POOH | Children's character: Winnie The - |
| BOB | Beloved children's character, - the Builder (3) |
