| SHAYNE | _ Ward, X Factor winner and ex-factory owner Aidan in Corrie (6) |
| KIDNEY | Organ donated to Carla Connor by Aidan in Corrie (6) |
| ELLISON | Hell's Kitchen winner and ex-Brookside actress, Jennifer _ (7) |
| CONNOR | Underworld factory owner attacked by a mystery assailant in Corrie (5,6) |
| BISSON | Chris __, actor who portrays factory owner Jai Sharma in Emmerdale (6) |
| ARTHUR | James, The X Factor winner in 2012 noted for his debut single Impossible (6) |
| SHARMA | Jai __, the Dales" devious factory owner (6) |
| HAENOW | Ben, The X Factor winner in 2014 (6) |
| LOUISA | See picture clue: 2015 The X Factor winner, ------ Johnson (6) |
| LITTLE | The X Factor winners in the 2011 series, ------ Mix (6) |
| WARD | The X Factor winner and former Corrie star, Shayne _ (4) |
| CARDLE | Matt - - -, 2010 X Factor winner (6) |
| ALEXANDRA | 2008 X Factor winner and 2017 Strictly finalist, - - - Burke (9) |
| WONKA | Willy, factory owner in Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (5) |
| BALDWIN | Mike ___, legendary factory owner who died in his rival Ken Barlow's arms in Corrie (7) |
| CARLA | Underworld factory owner attacked by a mystery assailant in Corrie (5,6) |
| HOLYISLAND | Site of a church founded by St Aidan in AD635 (4,6) |
| LINDISFARNE | Site of monastery founded by St Aidan in 635 (11) |
| NOPROMISES | 2006 single by X Factor winner Shayne Ward that reached number two in the UK |
| QUINN | Aidan in 2022's Blacklight |
