| BECKY | Conspiracy theorist played by Katie McGlynn, who recently left Hollyoaks (5) |
| QUENTIN | Conspiracy theorist played by Katie McGlynn, who recently left Hollyoaks (7) |
| ADAMS | Ross _, Scott Drinkwell actor who recently left Hollyoaks (5) |
| SINEAD | __ Tinker, newcomer to Coronation Street played by former Waterloo Road actress Katie McGlynn (6) |
| LIN | Shing _ Leong, teenager who recently left Hollyoaks village to live with her aunt Honour in London (3) |
| SHANE | Jarrod 'Toadie' Rebecchi's brother who recently left Ramsay Street (5) |
| MALIK | Who recently left One Direction? (5) |
| BAKER | Fella who recently left Walford to start a new life with wife Tiff in Germany (6,7-5) |
| PLATT | Daniel Osbourne's ex, who recently left Coronation Street to start a new job down in London (7,5) |
| KATIE | ___ Mcglynn, actress who played tragic Corrie woman Sinead Osbourne (5) |
| LLOYD | Lacey _, left Hollyoaks in a taxi-cab with girlfriend Nadira Valli (5) |
| GOING | 2007 novel by Katie Fforde (5,5) |
| DUTCH | 2007 novel by Katie Fforde (5,5) |
| IMRAN | _ Maalik, left Hollyoaks for London (5) |
| KNELT | Len's back being embraced by Katie, we hear, and prepared to propose (5) |
| CRANK | Start with handle for possible conspiracy theorist |
| TODAY | Show hosted by Katie Couric |
| ALIST | Group Britney recently left? |
| TOM | _ Cunningham, recently left Hollyoaks village along with his half-sister Cindy (3) |
| SAMIRNASRI | Footballer who recently left West Ham United and previously played for Manchester City (2011-17) |