| HORGAN | Surname of Sharon, Shona in This Way Up (6) |
| SHARON | First name of Ms Horgan who plays Shona in This Way Up (6) |
| NEWMAN | FORMER SURNAME OF SHARON |
| OSBOURNE | Surname of Sharon, wife of Ozzy, who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2024 (8) |
| JULIA | _ Goulding, actress who plays David Platt's wife Shona in Coronation Street (5) |
| DENNIS | ___ Rickman, son of Sharon Watts who drowned in the Thames in EastEnders (6) |
| RAMSEY | Shona Platt's surname before she tied the knot with hubby David Platt in Coronation Street (6) |
| MANSON | Charles, American jailed for ordering the murder of Sharon Tate (6) |
| OISEAU | 'Blue Bird', or '___ Bleu', is a beautiful rose of Sharon (6) |
| ALTHEA | Plant, 'Rose of Sharon' (6) |
| MALLOW | Rose of Sharon, e.g. |
| VICTOR | ARGUABLY, THE MOST SURPRISING SPOUSE OF SHARON |
| BARRIE | Playwright and novelist whose summer spent on the Scottish isle of Eilean Shona inspired his make-believe world Neverland, inhabited by Lost Boys, mermaids, Peter Pan and a fairy he called Tinker Bell |
| SHONA | First name of the character played by Sharon Horgan in This Way Up (5) |
| AINE | Shona's sister, played by Aisling Bea, in This Way Up (4) |
| AISLING | First name of Ms Bea, the comedian who wrote and co-starred in This Way Up (7) |
| AISLINGBEA | Writer and star of the series This Way Up (7,3) |
| BEA | Irish comedian and star of This Way Up, Aisling --- (3) |
| OSTRACOD | Tiny crustacean to serve and possibly float this way up |
| PROPOSER | First speaker correct about "this way up" |
