| COTTON | Dotty, EastEnders character currently played by English actress Milly Zero (6) |
| INCREDIBLEHULK | Marvel Comics character currently played by Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers movies: 2 wds. |
| DOCTORWHO | Timelord currently played by Jodie Whittaker (6,3) |
| KYLE | Neighbours character currently battling testicular cancer (4,7) |
| CANNING | Neighbours character currently battling testicular cancer (4,7) |
| DAVID | See 11 Down Dickens character currently being played by Dev Patel (5,11) |
| FOWLER | Sonia, character in EastEnders played by English actress Natalie Cassidy (6) |
| SUGDEN | Diane, character in Emmerdale played by English actress Elizabeth Estensen (6) |
| DINGLE | Charity, character played by English actress Emma Atkins in Emmerdale (6) |
| DAPHNE | ____ Moon, live-in housekeeper to Frasier's father played by English actress Jane Leeves in Frasier (6) |
| RIMMER | Arnold, character played by English actor Chris Barrie in the TV sitcom Red Dwarf (6) |
| BOYCIE | Used car salesman played by English actor John Challis in Only Fools and Horses (6) |
| KRYTEN | Sanitation droid played by English actor Robert Llewellyn in the TV sitcom Red Dwarf (6) |
| ALCOCK | Milly, Australian actress who played Rhaenyra Targaryen in TV series House Of The Dragon (6) |
| ELLIEMILLER | Detective played by English actress Olivia Colman in the TV drama series Broadchurch (5,6) |
| SHONA | ____ Ramsey, character played by English actress Julia Goulding in Coronation Street (5) |
| GAYNOR | Evesham Festival Shakespeare Ladies champ 2006 (*Milly groans!) (6,5) |
| CAINDINGLE | Character in Emmerdale played by English actor Jeff Hordley (4,6) |
| MITCHELL | Ben, character played by English actor Max Bowden in EastEnders (8) |
| LEENELSON | Cheerful fictitious character played by English stand-up comedian Simon Brodkin (3,6) |
