| CONNIE | Formidable Casualty character who used to work on the wards in Holby City (6,9) |
| NAYLOR | Jac __, ambitious registrar who works on the wards in Holby City (6) |
| DOCKS | *Bon Jovi: "Tommy used to work on the ___" |
| ARTHUR | Awkward F2 medic who works on Keller Ward in Holby City (6,5) |
| AMOS | __ Brearly, iconic Emmerdale character who used to run the Woolpack (4) |
| KELLER | Arthur Digby works on this ward in Holby City (6) |
| TACKLE | Rigging and pulleys used to work on a boat's sails (6) |
| AVA | Abbott Elementary character who used to date Allen Iverson |
| SERENA | __ Campbell, tough surgery consultant who works on the wards of Holby City Hospital (6) |
| RIC | __ Griffin, consultant who works on the wards of Holby City Hospital (3) |
| DRILLSERGEANT | Square character who's used to giving marching orders (5,8) |
| FAIRHEAD | Surname of Charlie, the Casualty character who was played by Derek Thompson from 1986 until 2024 (8) |
| DUFFY | Late Casualty character who was played by Cathy Shipton (5) |
| ADA | - Clare, one of the two wards in Chancery, in Dickens's Bleak House (3) |
| ALLCOTT | F1 in Holby's ED who used to work in the Blue Vice bar (7) |
| PAIGE | F1 in Holby's ED who used to work in the Blue Vice bar (5) |
| HARRIET | __ Finch, parish vicar of Emmerdale who used to work in the police force (7) |
| JESSELAW | Holby City medic who dumped colleague Zosia March and is soon to return to the wards (5,3) |
| JAYLENO | Former "Tonight Show" host who used to work at McDonald's: 2 wds. |
| BARACKOBAMA | US president who used to work at Baskin-Robbins: 2 wds. |
