| CRANSHAW | Daniel Osbourne's boss who has taken a shine to him in Corrie (4,8) |
| ORLA | Daniel Osbourne's boss who has taken a shine to him in Corrie (4,8) |
| THOMPKINS | Coronation Street newcomer who has taken a shine to Jenny Connor (3,9) |
| LEO | Coronation Street newcomer who has taken a shine to Jenny Connor (3,9) |
| LOLA | Young Walford woman to whom Dexter Hartman has taken a shine (4,6) |
| FLOORMANAGER | Boss who has been grounded in department store? (5,7) |
| ASK | Shy Aadi Alahan wanted to ___ Summer Spellman to go out with him in Corrie (3) |
| GABRIELLE | Scheming Stephen's estranged wife who turned up on the cobbles to confront him in Corrie (9,4) |
| REID | Scheming Stephen's estranged wife who turned up on the cobbles to confront him in Corrie (9,4) |
| ALEXSANDERSON | Sale boss who has backed Mark McCall to succeed Eddie Jones as England head coach (4,9) |
| OTIS | Drug boss who has been making Kojo Asare cany out jobs for him around Walford (4) |
| PETER | Alcoholic whose wife Carla left him in Corrie (5,6) |
| JOSEPHSDREAM | The sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to him in this |
| BOOTPOLISHER | Order good books, by European in Belgium, for reading to the one responsible for taking a shine to Brogan (4,8) |
| SQUIRRELGIRL | Bushy-tailed Marvel hero who has taken down Doctor Doom, Wolverine, and Deadpool |
| FRENCHPOLISH | Parisian from Warsaw takes a shine to old furniture? (6,6) |
| JUSTLIKETHAT | Really take a shine to team's opening bowler straight away |
| RADIATE | Tried to join AA as I've taken a shine to it (7) |
| CAPTOR | An officer or one who has taken a prisoner (6) |
| CELIBATE | Person who has taken a religious vow of chastity (8) |
