| JOJO | Who left his home in Tucson, Arizona, in a Beatles tune |
| GRASS | *"Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona for some California ___" |
| EAGLES | Band that mentioned Winslow, Arizona in a song |
| OCTOPUS | Animal with a garden, in a Beatles tune |
| NAUGHTYLIST | Boy in Minot who wants a new bike but was caught shoplifting, girl in Tucson who wants a telescope but has stayed out past curfew a few times, etc. |
| TIM | Man who left his daughter Faye Windass home alone while he worked away in Coronation Street (3,8) |
| ZORRO | Swashbuckler who left his initial as a mark |
| GRIEVED | Lamented for Adam who left his mate in grating (7) |
| RED | "The color that my baby wore," in a Beatles tune |
| PLEASEPLEASE | Repeated words before "me" in a Beatles tune |
| USSR | Where to "hear your balalaikas ringing out," in a Beatles tune |
| MARTYNMOXON | Former England cricketer who left his role of Director of Professional Cricket at Yorkshire in December 2021 |
| SKELTER | Word in a Beatles tune title |
| METERMAID | Rita, in a Beatles tune |
| SADIE | "Sexy" woman in a Beatles tune |
| SOANE | Architect who designed the old Bank of England, his home in Lincoln's Inn Fields and Dulwich Picture Gallery, home to a collection of Old Masters (5) |
| ZOE | ___ Hanna, wife of Max Walker who left his role at Holby City Hospital to be with her (3) |
| BRUNOWALTER | Berlin-born conductor who died at his home in Beverly Hills in 1962 (5.6) |
| FOOLONHILL | A Beatles tune - as sung by a famous swinger? |
| BRIANCASTRO | Which Adelaide-based award-winning novelist wrote Chinese Postman (2024), in part a reflection on memory and ageing from his home in the Adelaide Hills? (5,6) |
