Possible Clues:

• Hero of 22 across
• He got involved with forty thieves
• Morgiana's storied master
• He outwitted robbers and cut short excuse in court - a clever chap
• The hero of a tale in 'The Arabian Nights Entertainments', who uses the magic words 'open sesame'
• Pantomine hero opposed to 40 Thieves
• A politician and a graduate meet for show
• 'Open sesame!' sayer
• One associated with forty thieves
• 'Arabian Nights' opener?