| ELPHABA | Titular protagonist of the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by US author Gregory Maguire (7,6) |
| THROPP | Titular protagonist of the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by US author Gregory Maguire (7,6) |
| CHERHOROWITZ | Protagonist of the 1995 teen comedy film Clueless, played by Alicia Silverstone (4,8) |
| BRYSON | 'The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid', a memoir by Bill -- (6) |
| AINT | "___ Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations" |
| EVANS | Author of the 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer, Nicholas _ (5) |
| NICHOLAS | Author of the 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer, _ Evans (8) |
| NICK | Author of the 1995 novel High Fidelity, _ Hornby (4) |
| DEVIL | Primarily demonic and wicked - the master from hell? (5) |
| HEINOUS | Wicked, the man with common sense takes one in (7) |
| COETZEE | J.M., South African author of 1983's The Life and Times of Michael K (7) |
| TODD | Titular protagonist of the 1847 play The String of Pearls; or, The Fiend of Fleet Street by English dramatist George Dibdin Pitt (7,4) |
| SWEENEY | Titular protagonist of the 1847 play The String of Pearls; or, The Fiend of Fleet Street by English dramatist George Dibdin Pitt (7,4) |
| ATLANTIS | The ... Ocean is bounded in the west by the Americas and in the east by Africa and Europe (8) |
| ATLANTIC | The ... Ocean is bounded in the west by the Americas and in the east by Africa and Europe (8) |
| AVA | Actress Gardner of The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean |
| REZA | "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" author Aslan |
| MELTED | Went the way of the Wicked Witch of the West |
| MELTS | Meets the fate of the Wicked Witch of the West |
| ISABELARCHER | Titular protagonist of the 1881 Henry James novel The Portrait Of A Lady (6,6) |
