| TENTH | Leo Goskirk celebrated his landmark _ birthday earlier this year in Emmerdale (5) |
| EIGHTH | Young Carl Holliday will celebrate his ___ birthday this year in Emmerdale (6) |
| WHITMAN | He tended to hospital patients but is better known for his landmark poetry collection |
| ROONEY | Footballer who has captained England 23 times, who swapped Old Trafford for Goodison Park earlier this year in his return to Everton (6) |
| TEN | Age that young Leo Goskirk is about to reach in Emmerdale (3) |
| DILLONRAY | Misbah Maalik's nephew who came out earlier this year in Hollyoaks (6,3) |
| SYNDROME | Down's __, genetic condition which Leo Goskirk was born with in Emmerdale (8) |
| DYLAN | Friend of April Windsor who celebrated his 18th birthday recently in Emmerdale (5,7) |
| ROCCO | Madonna's eldest son, who celebrated his 22nd birthday in August (5) |
| JAMES | English singer/songwriter who celebrated his wedding in Mallorca and also filmed the video for his hit single "You're Beautiful" on the island (5) |
| BLUNT | English singer/songwriter who celebrated his wedding in Mallorca and also filmed the video for his hit single "You're Beautiful" on the island (5) |
| COSTA | - - - Rica, central American country that started this year in 100th position in the men's world rankings (5) |
| EIGHT | Age that Tom Cunningham and Peri Lomax's daughter Steph will be this year in Hollyoaks (5) |
| KAREN | Former Lioness competing this year in Strictly (5,6) |
| BUMPS | The ___, birthday tradition in various countries often administered with 'one for luck' |
| TOWER | London landmark; _ Bridge (5) |
| PADDY | __ Kirk, husband and business partner of Rhona Goskirk in Emmerdale (5) |
| RHONA | __ Goskirk, troubled vet married to Paddy in Emmerdale and played by Zoe Henry (5) |
| HAPPY | ___ Birthday Mr. President 1962 song performance by Marilyn Monroe for President John F. Kennedy |
| NOTRE | Paris landmark, ___-Dame Cathedral |