| MALLOY | Lily Slater's biological father who made a brief return to Albert Square (4,6) |
| RYAN | Lily Slater's biological father who made a brief return to Albert Square (4,6) |
| GRAHAM | Troubled Albert Square lad Freddie Slater's biological father (6,6) |
| FOSTER | Troubled Albert Square lad Freddie Slater's biological father (6,6) |
| KIPLING | "Just So" storyteller and Mowgli's literary father who made the "flyin'-fishes play" in a Burmese city (7) |
| CHARLI | Lily Slater's young daughter in EastEnders (6) |
| MAISIE | ___ Smith, actress who made a brief return to EastEnders as Tiffany Butcher-Baker, to play a part in Keegan's exit (6) |
| IMOGEN | Ariel Kaplan's character who made a brief return to Erinsborough (6) |
| ANGELO | ___ Rosetta, police officer who made a brief return to Summer Bay (6) |
| MARRIUM | Zeedan's estranged wife who made a brief return to the cobbles (7) |
| NAZIR | Zeedan's estranged wife who made a brief return to the cobbles (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) |
| BRIGHT | Kellie ___, actress who plays landlady of 25D Linda Carter, who has recently made a return to Albert Square (6) |
| RUBY | Stacey Fowler's mate who has made a return to Albert Square (4) |
| ALLEN | Stacey Fowler's mate who has made a return to Albert Square (5) |
| SAM | Phil's sister who has made a dramatic return to Albert Square (3,8) |
| MITCHELL | Phil's sister who has made a dramatic return to Albert Square (3,8) |
| TRUCULENCE | Brief return of cryptic clue for church involves negative start and discourtesy (10) |
| LEE | Son of Linda Carter, soon to make a return to Albert Square after two years away (3) |
