| SHOHEI | With 27-Across: baseball megastar who became a father this weekend after his wife, Mamiko, gave birth to a baby girl, as he announced on Instagram this weekend |
| TRAVIS | Victorian left-hander Birt made his name with Tasmania (6) |
| INN | *No Room at the ...* (Daniel Birt) |
| RICKYMARTIN | "Livin' la Vida Loca" singer who became a father of twins in 2008: 2 wds. |
| NOAH | Biblical figure who became a father at age 500 |
| SUNK | Lost weekend after half the weekend (4) |
| COLE | With 17-Across: shortstop who married 14-Across in Tulum, Mexico, over the weekend after three years of dating |
| GONE | ___ Girl 2014 psychological thriller directed by David Fincher that follows a man who becomes a suspect after his wife disappears |
| KHAN | Bollywood megastar who officially confirmed his collaboration with director Atlee for a high-octane action film. (Last name) (4) |
| BRAXTON | Heath __, Summer Bay man who recently became a father after acting as midwife! (7) |
| NAIMA | Much-covered ballad by John Coltrane, composed for his 1960 album Giant Steps and named after his wife |
| WEBSTER | Corrie mechanic who is struggling to cope after his wife Abi left him (5,7) |
| KEVIN | Corrie mechanic who is struggling to cope after his wife Abi left him (5,7) |
| ALFIE | Albert Square wheeler-dealer who recently became a father to twin boys Bert and Ernie (5,4) |
| RICKY | PAUL BECAME A FATHER TO HIM IN 2002 AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH IN 2012 (Y&R) |
| PADDYKIRK | Previous name of Dales vet spiralling into depression after his wife cheated (5,4) |
| HELENSBURGH | Town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, named by Sir James Colquhoun after his wife (11) |
| PORTELLEN | Islay town founded by Walter Campbell, laird of Islay, in 1821 and named after his wife (4,5) |
| GARY | __ Windass, Weatherfield man who recently became a father to baby Jake (4) |
| HEATH | Man who recently became a father again in Home and Away (5) |
