| STARRY | Sparkling like 11A? (6) |
| EFFERVESCENT | Sparkling, like champagne * (12) |
| PAILLETTE | French-derived word for a sequin, spangle or piece of enameller's foil, all shimmering, shiny or sparkling like diamante glitter, yet it derives from "chaff, straw", aka agricultural litter (9) |
| BRILLIANCE | Word, from "beryl", for bravura, brightness, dazzle, genius, splendour or vividness of colour/tone, all sparkling like said gemstone (10) |
| GRAHAM | & 11A Dales chap who revealed his secret past to Debbie Dingle (6,6) |
| CALLAS | One of the great 6 - from the US and Greece (5,6) (See 11A) |
| MONDAY | 2004 novel by Terence Strong (4,6) See 11A |
| JACKIE | She plays 11A (6,9) |
| NOTICE | Observe the directorate providing the basis for public information (6-5) (see 11A) |
| DECLAN | Son of 11A s character who lives in Dublin (6) |
| CARTER | And 11A Queen Vic landlady pregnant by Max Branning in EastEnders (5,6) |
| SCARED | & 11A 1953 comedy-horror film starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (6,5) |
| WYCLEF | & 11A Haiti-born singer-actor whose 1997 solo debut album was The Carnival (6,4) |
| CADAIR | & 11A Mountain in Gwynedd, Wales, whose summit is Penygadair (6,5) |
| ABCDEF | Start of a well-known line of characters (with 7A & 11A) |
| AMY | & 11A Steve Mcdonald's daughter in Corrie (3,6) |
| THURSDAY | A few days before Easter (6,8) (see 11A) |
| ONTIME | Somewhat upfront, I'm exclaiming "Start at 1A 11A not like this" |
| BIGMO | & 11A Eastender who returned to the Square to tell of Kat Moon's 'death' (3,2,6) |
| ALWAYSIN | See 11A Elvis Presley's version of Unforgettable? (6, 2, 2, 4) |
