| DINGLE | Village lady who until recently had been driving a hearse! (5,6) |
| FAITH | Village lady who until recently had been driving a hearse! (5,6) |
| NEWLYMARRIED | Modern, empty place associated with those who, until recently, had no mates (5,7) |
| KING | Village lady who tried to buy the Grange B&B (6,4) |
| NICOLA | Village lady who tried to buy the Grange B&B (6,4) |
| HECTORMACDONALD | In the TV program Monarch of the Glen (2000-05) who, until his untimely death, was laird at Glenbogl |
| GRETNAGREEN | Football team, until recently unprepared, hastily arranged match venue (6,5) |
| AIELLO | Danny, cast as a hearse driver in Stiffs (6) |
| PALLBEARER | One approaching a hearse |
| KNELLS | Tolls for a hearse? |
| FUNERAL | Occasion for a hearse |
| SHARON | __ Rickman, Walford woman who recently had a problem with painkiller addiction (6) |
| NAYLOR | Jac __, surgeon who recently had a baby in Holby City (6) |
| LADYDI | Top dog of Walford's Queen Vic who recently had a litter of puppies (4,2) |
| SHEILA | Erinsborough local who recently had a heart attack (6,7) |
| PHIL | __ Mitchell, EastEnder who recently had a secret meeting with his ex Kathy Beale (4) |
| MARIAMENOUNOS | E! and SiriusXM host who recently had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor: 2 wds. |
| ADELE | Singer who recently had a dramatic weight loss |
| MARA | Carol actress who recently had a baby with fiance Joaquin Phoenix (6,4) |
| ROONEY | Carol actress who recently had a baby with fiance Joaquin Phoenix (6,4) |
