| TANISHA | ...and ___ Gorey, who plays his on-off girlfriend Asha Alahan (7) |
| EVANS | Tilly __, on-off girlfriend of Esther Bloom in Hollyoaks (5) |
| TOSH | Nickname of Fiona Mackintosh, on-off girlfriend of Tina in EastEnders (4) |
| JANICE | Chandler's long-term on/off girlfriend in Friends. (6) |
| CHARLIE | ___ Behan, actor who plays his namesake Mr Dean in Hollyoaks (7) |
| TRISTAN | _ Gorey, plays Levi, Summer Bay doctor and the brother of Stephanie Panozzo's character (7) |
| MCENROE | Retired tennis professional known for his on-court tantrums, John _ (7) |
| NASTASE | Ilie, Romanian tennis player noted for his on-court antics (7) |
| PIANIST | Musician who sits down to play his or her instrument (7) |
| HARPIST | Pluckily she plays his part perhaps (7) |
| MACBETH | William Shakespeare play, his shortest tragedy (7) |
| MACABRE | Like a Gorey story |
| BRIMFUL | ___ of Asha, single by Cornershop that reached number one in the UK chart in 1998 |
| TILLY | And ___ Keeper, the Walford actress who plays his stepsister Louise Mitchell (5) |
| BAADASSSSS | 2003 bio-pic written and directed by Mario Van Peebles, who plays his father, Melvin |
| ADA | ... and ___ Nicodemou, who plays his aunt Leah Patterson in the Aussie soap (3) |
| LEROUX | Willie - - - , Springbok who plays his club rugby for Toyota Verblitz (2,4) |
| RYAN | ___ Prescott, actor who plays his namesake in (4) |
| EDWARD | ___ Gorey, U.S. artist known for his macabre Victorian-style illustrations (6) |
| TWIN | In Corrie, Asha Alahan is Aadi's __ sister (4) |
