| HYSTERIA | Panic this year in resort (8) |
| ALARM | No need for panic, this clock wakes you up each morning. (5) |
| SOLSTICE | Friday 21 December this year in the Southern Hemisphere (6,8) |
| ROBINSON | Paul _, Erinsborough businessman set to return this year in Neighbours (8) |
| SUMMER | Friday 21 December this year in the Southern Hemisphere (6,8) |
| COSTA | - - - Rica, central American country that started this year in 100th position in the men's world rankings (5) |
| ANNO | Part of this year in Latin |
| TEN | Age that Amy turns this year in Coronation Street (3) |
| SAT | Halloween, this year, in brief |
| MIDWINTER | December 21st, this year, in the northern hemisphere |
| IZZY | __ Armstrong, partner of Gary Windass who became a mum this year in Corrie (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) |
| ELEVEN | Age that Stacey Fowler's daughter Lily will turn this year in EastEnders (6) |
| TENTH | Leo Goskirk celebrated his landmark _ birthday earlier this year in Emmerdale (5) |
| EIGHTH | Young Carl Holliday will celebrate his ___ birthday this year in Emmerdale (6) |
| EIGHT | Age that Tom Cunningham and Peri Lomax's daughter Steph will be this year in Hollyoaks (5) |
| DILLONRAY | Misbah Maalik's nephew who came out earlier this year in Hollyoaks (6,3) |
| NINE | Age that Peri Lomax and Tom Cunningham's daughter Steph will reach this year in Hollyoaks (4) |
| WILLIE | With 35-Across: Norah Jones idolizes this 88-year-old Texan, whom she's up against this year in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal category |
| BIARRITZ | One in pub and hotel in resort (8) |
