| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CORONER | Essential character in murder story. |
| CORPSE | Murder story character. |
| OTHELLO | Moor in a murder story. |
| SADIE | Character in a Maugham story. |
| WASHINGTON | Character in Parson Weems story. |
| CHIPS | Popular character in a James Hilton story. |
| MRXATOHEAD | Character voiced by Estelle Harris in "Toy Story 2" |
| EMMA | Book whose title character "had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her" at the start of the story |
