| KLASS | Musician and TV presenter honoured with an MBE this year (5) |
| MYLEENE | Musician and TV presenter honoured with an MBE this year (7) |
| SNELL | Lynda ___, well-meaning Ambridge resident with an MBE in The Archers (5) |
| KLAAS | Myleene, classical musician and TV presenter who was in the former vocal group Hear'Say (5) |
| HELEN | Cobbles actress who recently received an MBE (5,5) |
| WORTH | Cobbles actress who recently received an MBE (5,5) |
| ADELE | Singer-songwriter who received an MBE in 2013 (5) |
| AMBLE | Walk slowly when Albert is shortly to get an MBE (5) |
| LEWIS | Honoured with a memorial stone in Westminster Abbey, author of the Narnia books including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Silver Chair (5) |
| ELTON | Musical maestro Sir - - - - - John has been honoured with namesake dahlia and orchid cultivars (5) |
| APRIL | Month when cuckoos arrive in the UK and the saints Maximus, Tiburtius, Valerian are honoured with a feast day (5) |
| FETED | Honoured with a meal ___ about time! (5) |
| OBESE | Fat persons honoured with wide bottom (5) |
| JAMES | Bowel babe fundraiser honoured with a damehood (7,5) |
| SMITH | Legendary AFL coach honoured with grand final best-afield medal bearing his name (5) |
| ANIKAMOA | NZ musician and TV presenter also known for recording songs for children and her Unleashed interview show (5,3) |
| LYNDA | The Archers' bossy stalwart who recently received her MBE (5,5) |
| BEGEM | Adorn him with the MBE for example (5) |
| BESOM | So you received the MBE and then got the brush-off? (5) |
| IMBUE | How it will fill my mind when you and I get the MBE! (5) |
