| COCKNEYFY | Female longing to return in vain in suit to EastEnders? |
| ESCARP | Confronting female longing to ditch husband (6) |
| ABOOTLESSERRAND | Labour in vain in one's stocking feet? (1,8,6) |
| SPEISADES | Earl is in suit to see old soldiers |
| CREDITCARD | Trust one in suit to have means of paying |
| FINEARTS | Approach in suits to show creative work |
| COCKNEY | Was he in EastEnders? Familiar bloke longing to return |
| STEPNEY | Longing to return to stage here in London (7) |
| HOMESICK | Longing to return to one's family |
| SPINNEY | Longing to return on a short trip to the wood (7) |
| LOONEY | Longing to return to smallest room with tunes for Porky, Daffy and Bugs (6) |
| MAISIE | ___ Smith, actress who made a brief return to EastEnders as Tiffany Butcher-Baker, to play a part in Keegan's exit (6) |
| KIDNEY | Child longing to return for some offal (6) |
| NELLY | Woman has longing to return having pocketed two pounds (5) |
| RITA | She made a brief return to EastEnders to reprise her role as Roxy Mitchell (4,6) |
| SIMONS | She made a brief return to EastEnders to reprise her role as Roxy Mitchell (4,6) |
| TAMZIN | ___ Outhwaite, actress who returned to Eastenders to play 35A's mum Mel (6) |
| TARAMISU | Drag queen played by Matthew Morrison introduced to EastEnders in 2022 (4,4) |
| CINDY | She's made a shock return to EastEnders, despite 'dying' 25 years ago! (5) |
| BEALE | She's made a shock return to EastEnders, despite 'dying' 25 years ago! (5) |
