| MARDELL | Alexandra ___, announced she's quitting her role as Emma Brooker in Corrie (7) |
| ELIZABETH | She's quitting her role as ex-Woolpack landlady Diane Sugden in Emmerdale (9,8) |
| ESTENSEN | She's quitting her role as ex-Woolpack landlady Diane Sugden in Emmerdale (9,8) |
| MAXINE | ___ Butcher, scheming woman who announced she's pregnant with Mick Carter's baby in EastEnders (6) |
| CLASSIC | General term for a book considered timeless with established value, such as Emma, Vanity Fair, The Wind in the Willows or Catch-22 (7) |
| YELTSIN | Which Russian leader (Boris ___) announced his retirement on New Year's Eve, 1999? (7) |
| MIRANDA | Comedy star who announced she had secretly got hitched recently (7,4) |
| CHARLIE | Konnie Huq's husband who created the show Black Mirror, _ Brooker (7) |
| SPEAR | He dated Emma Brooker, who was involved in his grandfather's death in Corrie (3,5) |
| JON | He dated Emma Brooker, who was involved in his grandfather's death in Corrie (3,5) |
| CURTIS | He lied to Emma Brooker about his dad being dead in Corrie (6,8) |
| DELAMERE | He lied to Emma Brooker about his dad being dead in Corrie (6,8) |
| HUQ | Konnie _, presenter who married Charlie Brooker in 2010 (3) |
| RIGG | Which actress came to fame as Emma Peel in The Avengers? (4) |
| DIANARIGG | Actress who starred as Emma Peel in The Avengers |
| PELOSI | US politician who announced she is stepping down after 25 years in Congress (5,6) |
| NANCY | US politician who announced she is stepping down after 25 years in Congress (5,6) |
| HART | Comedy star who announced she had secretly got hitched recently (7,4) |
| YAMMER | Local loud whine repeated as Emma comes back during year (6) |
| MADAMEBOVARY | Classic novel whose title character begins the story as Emma Rouault |
