| DILLONRAY | Misbah Maalik's nephew who came out earlier this year in Hollyoaks (6,3) |
| CHER | 14A's co-star in Silkwood and the sequel to 46D, out earlier this year (4) |
| ROONEY | Footballer who has captained England 23 times, who swapped Old Trafford for Goodison Park earlier this year in his return to Everton (6) |
| TENTH | Leo Goskirk celebrated his landmark _ birthday earlier this year in Emmerdale (5) |
| TEN | Age that Dee Dee and Anthony Hutchinson will turn this year in Hollyoaks (3) |
| EIGHT | Age that Tom Cunningham and Peri Lomax's daughter Steph will be this year in Hollyoaks (5) |
| NINE | Age that Peri Lomax and Tom Cunningham's daughter Steph will reach this year in Hollyoaks (4) |
| SAMNORTHEAST | English batsman at Glamorgan who hit the highest ever score at Lord's, 335 not out, earlier this month (3,9) |
| LASTAPRIL | All tapirs turned out earlier in the year |
| TABHUNTER | 1950s heartthrob who came out as gay in 2005 |
| BOWLEGGED | Encouraged to get out earlier, being physically challenged |
| AUTOTROPH | I can't digest a superior serving of brandy, say, pub having run out earlier |
| RASHINAIR | Actor behind Imran Maalik's half- brother Sami in Hollyoaks (5,4) |
| MIDWINTER | December 21st, this year, in the northern hemisphere |
| MAGDEBURG | Girl who came out on maybe weekly drive, bypassing E German town |
| BENFOSTER | English international goalkeeper who came out of retirement to help Wrexham secure promotion from the National League |
| DILLON | Nephew of Misbah Maalik, who came out as bisexual in Hollyoaks last year (6,3) |
| RAY | Nephew of Misbah Maalik, who came out as bisexual in Hollyoaks last year (6,3) |
| YASMINE | First name of Misbah Maalik's absent daughter, who was married to Tom Cunningham in Hollyoaks (7) |
| IJAZ | ___ Rana, Hollyoaks actor who plays Misbah Maalik's son with a hidden eating disorder (4) |
