| WINDASS | Coronation Street character played by Mikey North who has recently become a loan shark, Gary ------- (7) |
| NEWLYWED | One who has recently become a member of a union (5-3) |
| LIAM | Oasis member who has recently become a grandfather (4,9) |
| GALLAGHER | Oasis member who has recently become a grandfather (4,9) |
| NOUVEAURICHE | Man who has recently become wealthy in France (7,5) |
| ETSY | Website that has recently become a cesspool of dropshippers |
| USURER | He may be a loan shark ___ but is it me who's less certain? (6) |
| CHRISTINA | Swedish queen known as 'Minerva of the North', who caused a shockwave by abdicating for personal reasons (9) |
| GARY | Mikey North's Coronation Street role, ---- Windass (4) |
| USURING | Make use of one's circle, we hear, in being a loan shark (7) |
| MONEYLENDING | My lone failure finishing a loan shark's business (5-7) |
| NORTH | Point made by Mikey, AKA Corrie's Gary Windass (5) |
| STACEY | __ Branning, young Walford mum played by Lacey Turner who has recently started a relationship with Dean Wicks (6) |
| SHYLOCK | Upset about unknown student being a loan shark (7) |
| USURY | American city on every tail, being a loan shark (5) |
| INDEBT | Like a loan shark's clients |
| USURIOUS | Like a loan shark's rates |
| GREATDANE | Eminent man from the north, who can look down on Scottie (5,4) |
| BURKE | Robert O"Hara ?, leader of the first expedition across Australia from south to north who died in 1861 (5) |
| SANTACLAUS | Delivery driver from the north who gets little help? (5,5) |
