| BRADSHAW | She assisted pupils' escape from John Paul McQueen's minibus crash in Hollyoaks (8) |
| OLIVIA | She assisted pupils' escape from John Paul McQueen's minibus crash in Hollyoaks (6) |
| PAPAL | Like a visit from John Paul |
| CROW | Norma ___, recently involved in a shock car crash in Hollyoaks (4) |
| SPINE | Coronation Street's Sinead Tinker injured this part of her body in the minibus crash (5) |
| SINEAD | Coronation Street resident left seriously injured after the minibus crash (6,6) |
| COURTNEY | Married name of John Paul McQueen's friend who tried to warn him about his boyfriend in Hollyoaks (8,7) |
| ULTRAVOX | British band in which Midge Ure took over as lead singer from John Foxx in 1979 |
| WOODNOTE | Word, from John Milton's pastoral poem L'Allegro, for a natural musical sound, like birdsong in a forest (8) |
| ADVANCED | Proceeded after Christ with minibus and returned last month (8) |
| LANDSEND | Rocky promontory at Cornwall's westernmost point, around 874 miles from John O' Groats (5,3) |
| ZOLABUDD | Barefooted runner; South African slang for a minibus taxi (4,4) |
| SOLIDAIR | Rock-hard tune from John Martyn (5,3) |
| DONOVAN | Married name of John Paul McQueen's friend who tried to warn him about his boyfriend in Hollyoaks (8,7) |
| MATTHEW | The name of John Paul McQueen's little boy in Hollyoaks (7) |
| JESUS | Matthew-_, John Paul McQueen's son, currently away from Hollyoaks (5) |
| TERM | One third of teacher John Paul McQueen's working year at Hollyoaks High School (4) |
| JOB | John Paul McQueen lost this after drunkenly crashing a minibus in Hollyoaks (3) |
| EPISTLE | Communication from John or Paul, say, in English post (7) |
| SPRANG | Jumped from back of minibus before crash (6) |