| SHOHEI | With 27-Across: baseball megastar who became a father this weekend after his wife, Mamiko, gave birth to a baby girl, as he announced on Instagram this weekend |
| TRAVIS | Victorian left-hander Birt made his name with Tasmania (6) |
| INN | *No Room at the ...* (Daniel Birt) |
| RICKYMARTIN | "Livin' la Vida Loca" singer who became a father of twins in 2008: 2 wds. |
| NOAH | Biblical figure who became a father at age 500 |
| SUNK | Lost weekend after half the weekend (4) |
| COLE | With 17-Across: shortstop who married 14-Across in Tulum, Mexico, over the weekend after three years of dating |
| GONE | ___ Girl 2014 psychological thriller directed by David Fincher that follows a man who becomes a suspect after his wife disappears |
| BRAXTON | Heath __, Summer Bay man who recently became a father after acting as midwife! (7) |
| NAIMA | Much-covered ballad by John Coltrane, composed for his 1960 album Giant Steps and named after his wife |
| ALFIE | Albert Square wheeler-dealer who recently became a father to twin boys Bert and Ernie (5,4) |
| RICKY | PAUL BECAME A FATHER TO HIM IN 2002 AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH IN 2012 (Y&R) |
| PADDYKIRK | Previous name of Dales vet spiralling into depression after his wife cheated (5,4) |
| HELENSBURGH | Town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, named by Sir James Colquhoun after his wife (11) |
| GARY | __ Windass, Weatherfield man who recently became a father to baby Jake (4) |
| HEATH | Man who recently became a father again in Home and Away (5) |
| ROBERT | Batman actor who recently became a father (6,9) |
| PATTINSON | Batman actor who recently became a father (6,9) |
| BORIS | ___ Johnson, former Prime Minister who recently became a father again (5) |
| BEYONCE | Musical megastar who released the album Cowboy Carter earlier this year (7) |
