| SONNYBONO | Late former partner of one of the circled celebs |
| PICKMEUP | Morale booster ... or words that might suggest the arrival of one of the circled words |
| EXTINCT | Late former partner can empty court (7) |
| WAG | Partner of one of the sporting 5? (3) |
| MATE | Partner of one of those at the end of 6 down (4) |
| ANNE | ___-Marie Duff, former partner of James McAvoy, who he met on the set of Shameless, in which they both starred (4) |
| EXE | Last June, a former partner of mine drowned in the river by the cliffs at Brampford Speke (3) |
| RAYDIXON | Father of Morgan and former partner of Bianca Butcher in EastEnders (3,5) |
| SNOWDON | Earl of -; title of Antony ArmstrongJones, photographer and late former husband of Princess Margaret (7) |
| ALL | Partner of one? |
| ONLY | Partner of one? |
| RONSON | Former partner of Lindsay Lohan, Samantha |
| FARROW | Acclaimed actress who was a former partner of Woody Allen, Mia _ (6) |
| LIV | Steven Tyler's actress daughter and former partner of 34a |
| FONTEYN | Former partner of Nureyev (7) |
| EXPLAIN | Account for former partner of homely aspect |
| GRIFF | Actor and comedian, former partner of Mel Smith (5,4,5) |
| RHYSJONES | Actor and comedian, former partner of Mel Smith (5,4,5) |
| QUICK | Diana _, actress and former partner of Bill Nighy (5) |
| TIM | _ Robbins, US actor, former partner of Susan Sarandon (3) |
