| ANNA | PICTURE B Name this actress, back later in the year for a third series of Marcella (4,5) |
| FRIEL | PICTURE B Name this actress, back later in the year for a third series of Marcella (4,5) |
| EVE | Killing ___, drama back for a third series on the BBC later this year (3) |
| RATHE | It's blooming early in the year for a theft in the centre! |
| THROW | The Great Pottery ___ Down, pottery comp hosted by 62D, confirmed as returning on Channel 4 for a third series (5) |
| AUGUST | Time of the year for a gold rush? (6) |
| CHOP | Cutting back certain perennials at a specific time, to encourage flowering later in the year, referred to as the 'Chelsea ___' (4) |
| AQUARIAN | One of those arriving early in the year for drink and atmosphere around first night (8) |
| DATE | Time in the year for fruit |
| IMBRUGLIA | Torn singer who won the third series of The Masked Singer, Natalie - - - (9) |
| LOWSEASON | Less popular and cheaper time of year for a holiday (3, 6) (9) |
| JACOBI | Derek -; actor whose television roles include the title character in Cadfael and the Duke of Windsor in the third series of The Crown (6) |
| SQUIDGAME | South Korean survival drama streaming its third series on Netflix (5,4) |
| BAGPIPES | Stage name of ex-tennis player Pat Cash in the third series of The Masked Singer (8) |
| CHANDELIER | Stage name of soul singer Heather Small in the third series of The Masked Singer (10) |
| TERMLIMIT | Six years, for a U.S. Senator (4,5) |
| MARA | PICTURE B Name the actress and star of miniseries A Teacher (4,4) |
| KATE | & 23D PICTURE B Name the actress and star of miniseries A Teacher (4,4) |
| CHAPLIN | Tom, lead singer of Keane whose stage name on the third series of The Masked Singer was Poodle (7) |
| LEONA | Winner of the third series of The X Factor in 2006, ----- Lewis (5) |
