| FAKER | One who falsely uses a shock ending in creating fear |
| MOPE | Shock ending in heartache for brood |
| EXCLAMATIONMARK | A character in Morse heads north - shock ending! (11,4) |
| PALLETT | Surname of Roxanne, the former Emmerdale actress who falsely accused Ryan Thomas of punching her in Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 (7) |
| LENNOX | Teen mum who falsely accused Zack of kissing her in EastEnders (4,6) |
| JADA | Teen mum who falsely accused 16A of kissing her in EastEnders (4,6) |
| ALARM | In the manner of fighting force creating fear (5) |
| ANNA | __ Blake, Hollyoaks woman who falsely confessed to killing Texas Longford (4) |
| PICK | Choose film with shock ending (4) |
| DREAD | Dared to be different, creating fear and awe (5) |
| ACROPHOBIA | Arabic hoop circulating creating fear of heights (10) |
| TERROR | Tense mistake creating fear (6) |
| TREATISE | Negotiate with one's enemy, at first, in creating a composition (8) |
| ARABIA | John Johnson-Allen from Great Moulton wrote T. E. Lawrence and the Red Sea Patrol: The Royal Navy's Role in Creating the Legend about the role of the Royal Navy in creating the legend that was Lawrenc |
| BERTHA | ______ von Suttner became, in 1905, the first woman to win the Peace Prize; she played a key role in creating the Nobel Peace Prize as well |
| MATERIAL | General word for matter such as baize, candlewick, crepe paper, felt, or tweed; songs or jokes comprising a performer's act; or, facts, ideas and notes for use in creating a novel (8) |
| ALGOL | Everybody has a turn in creating computer language |
| ELASTIC | A narrow band of rubber used in creating hairstyles |
| COOKERY | A class in creating courses? (7) |
| FLORIST | Person who specialises in creating botanical arrangements such as bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres (7) |