| HOLLANDER | Xaviera, author of The Happy Hooker (9) |
| OSCAR | Forename of the author of The Happy Prince and Other Tales (5) |
| WILDE | Author of "The Happy Prince" |
| EVERAFTER | Eternal pursuit of the happy ending |
| XAVIERA | The Happy Hooker was the 70s bombshell publication from unapologetic madam, ... Hollander |
| LYNNREDGRAVE | Actress whose films include Georgy Girl, The Happy Hooker and Gods and Monsters |
| YEATS | Poet whose book The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems includes The Song of the Happy Shepherd (5) |
| ALICEMUNRO | Canadian short-story writer whose works include Dance of the Happy Shades and The Love of a Good Woman (5,5) |
| OLAF | The name of the happy snowman in Frozen (4) |
| MUNRO | "Dance of the Happy Shades" author Alice |
| RYDER | The lead singer of the Happy Mondays, Shaun _ (5) |
| PATAKI | George who never made it out of the "happy hour" debates for the 2016 Republican nomination |
| OSCARWILDE | In whose story does a swallow pluck out the sapphire eyes of the Happy Prince? (5,5) |
| NUPTIAL | Latin translation gets informed of the happy day (7) |
| EVERETT | Director, writer and star of The Happy Prince, Rupert ... (7) |
| SHAUN | Lead singer of the Happy Mondays (5,5) |
| TOYOU | End of the 'Happy Birthday' song |
| YOU | Last word of the "Happy Birthday" song |
| SHAUNRYDER | Member of the Happy Mondays who came second on I'm A Celeb in 2010 and appears with bandmate Bez on Celebrity Gogglebox (5,5) |
| INDELIBLE | We hope the happy memories of this summer holiday will be unable to be erased (9) |
