| DINGLE | Emmerdale lady who fears that her cancer has returned (5,6) |
| FAITH | And 18A Emmerdale lady who fears that her cancer has returned (5,6) |
| MCQUEEN | Mercedes _, desperate to get her hands on some special drugs to cure her cancer in Hollyoaks (7) |
| SIENNA | & 20D Pretending her cancer's returned so Joel Dexter stays with her in Hollyoaks (6,5) |
| TECHNOPHOBE | One who fears new technology |
| POPEFRANCIS | "YouTuber Trisha Paytas Addresses Rumors That Her Unborn Child Is ___ Reincarnated" (2025 US Weekly headline) |
| LISA | ___ Dingle, Emmerdale lady who consumed ketamine after having her drink spiked (4) |
| NICOLA | ___ King, Emmerdale lady who sold her tiny share in Sharma & Sharma (6) |
| STAGEFRIGHT | Fear that may beset someone appearing before an audience (5,6) |
| WHISTLESTOP | Pause to speak, for fear that surgery will hold up game |
| AIBOHPHOBIA | Fear that might be triggered by the answers to asterisked clues * (11) |
| THOMAS | Emmerdale lady who has decided to call it a day with Jai Sharma (6,6) |
| LAUREL | Emmerdale lady who has decided to call it a day with Jai Sharma (6,6) |
| KING | Emmerdale lady who is concerned about her stepson Carl's fear of nephew Tom (6,4) |
| MACHUPICCHU | Environmentalists fear that a new airport in Cuzco, slated to open in 2026, will overwhelm this historic attraction with hordes of visitors |
| EDNA | ___ Birch, hat-wearing former Emmerdale lady who was a close friend of Sandy Thomas(4) |
| CEASETO | "...fears that I may ___ be": Keats |
| SCREAMS | Indications of people's fears that are laughed at (7) |
| ALARMS | Sudden fears that Capone supplies guns! (6) |
| ROXY | Actress behind newlywed Emmerdale lady Leyla Cavanagh (4,7) |
