| FRIEL | Actress who appeared in Pushing Daisies and Brookside, Anna _ (5) |
| ANNAFRIEL | Actress who has starred in Pushing Daisies and Marcella (4,5) |
| ANNA | One-time Brookside actress who starred in Pushing Daisies (4,5) |
| REDMOND | Phil _; Creator of Grange Hill and Brookside (7) |
| TWIST | Actress in various Doctor Who roles in 2024; Rosie Banks in Brookside from 1993-96 (5,5) |
| SUSAN | Actress in various Doctor Who roles in 2024; Rosie Banks in Brookside from 1993-96 (5,5) |
| DISCS | Shapes of CDs, Frisbees or coins; or, the "eyes" of composite flowers including daisies and marguerites (5) |
| IDIOM | "Pushing daisies" or "six feet under" |
| USHER | Paul ?, actor who played Barry Grant in Channel 4 soap Brookside (5) |
| GRANT | Character in Brookside played by Sue Johnston (6,5) |
| LOUIS | Former Brookside actor, now appearing in Hollyoaks as Donny Clark (5,7) |
| PATIO | Paved outdoor area under which Trevor Jordache's body was buried in Brookside (5) |
| CLOSE | Brookside _, site of a longrunning soap on Channel 4 (5) |
| HANDOFF | Official physical assistance first in pushing opponent away in rugby (4-3) |
| ZINNIAS | Related to the daisies and with cultivars including Peppermint Stick, Purple Prince, Queeny Lime Red, Sunbow and Swizzle, the first flowers grown in space (7) |
| MARIGOLD | Flower in the family that includes chrysanthemums, daisies and dahlias with a species used as a companion plant (8) |
| SUPERGRASSES | What may be spoilt by daisies and big rats? (12) |
| THRUST | Force used in pushing (6) |
| LEEPACE | Actor who played Ned on Pushing Daisies |
| CLAIRE | First name of former Brookside actress Ms Sweeney who took part in the first-ever Celebrity Big Brother in 2001 and Dancing On Ice in 2023 (6) |
