| IMRAN | Weatherfield lawyer who is struggling to be foster dad to teen Kelly Neelan (5,6) |
| HABEEB | Weatherfield lawyer who is struggling to be foster dad to teen Kelly Neelan (5,6) |
| STUART | Rainie Highway's troubled husband who is struggling to accept that he has breast cancer in EastEnders (6) |
| VOGUISH | After five Hugo is struggling to be trendy |
| ADAM | _ Barlow, Weatherfield lawyer who wed Tina O'Brien's character in 2020 (4) |
| TOADIE | ___ Rebecchi, Erinsborough lawyer who is attempting to reunite with his wife Sonya (6) |
| DOUG | **** Emhoff, US lawyer who is husband of Kamala Harris (4) |
| VEGETARIANS | A tavern is struggling to accommodate eg, plant eaters |
| LIONHEARTED | A hotel diner struggling to be brave (4-7) |
| INTERLINEAR | Sort of writing: in it, learner is struggling |
| GARY | _ Windass, tried to help Kelly Neelan after bumping off her dad and covering it up on Corrie! (4) |
| NANCY | Hollyoaks lass who is struggling with her addiction to painkillers (5,7) |
| NATURALISE | A bit of trouble fitting in ___ Lauren is struggling to adapt to new surroundings (10) |
| REGISTRY | Terry is struggling to secure good place to keep data (8) |
| GIBSON | Millie ___, young actress who plays formerly jailed teenager Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street (6) |
| KIMFOX | Walford social media influencer known as the Kimfluencer, who is struggling with anxiety (3,3) |
| MINNIVER | Maxine _, character who is struggling with Jeremy's presence in Hollyoaks (8) |
| KNAVISH | Hank is struggling to repress vice initially being dishonest (7) |
| PASSIONS | So is struggling to break back, concealing strong emotions (8) |
| CARTER | Frankie Lewis's half-sister with whom she is struggling to bond (5,6) |
