| SACHIN | __ Joab, actor who played Ajay, father of 15D , in Neighbours until recently (6) |
| ROTOR | It's the part that makes a toy drone fly (and the word you get when you take the "at" out of 15D) |
| OLDMEXICO | The southwestern states of the US that were part of its southern neighbour until 1848 are collectively termed ... ...... (3,6) |
| KAPOOR | Ajay and Rani __, father and daughter who live together on Ramsay Street (6) |
| MASOOD | Shabnam __, Walford woman who was living in Pakistan until recently (6) |
| AFFAIR | Secret relationship, such as the one Fletch had with in Casualty until recently (6) |
| DINGLE | Village lady who until recently had been driving a hearse! (5,6) |
| BOWERS | Dane _ dated Love Island's Laura Anderson until recently (6) |
| LATELY | Deceased student unknown until recently (6) |
| TEHRAN | Ally of Damascus until recently, note, one retaining personnel |
| JUSTIN | BILL, UNTIL RECENTLY (B&B) |
| SAL | __ Heras, actor who played Ryan Connor in Coronation Street until recently (3) |
| AXLE | __ Whitehead, actor who played Summer Bay hunk Liam Murphy until recently (4) |
| RANI | __ Kapoor, daughter of Ajay in Neighbours (4) |
| ABSALOM | Third son of David, king of Israel, killed by Joab (2 Samuel 13-19) (7) |
| THALAIVAS | The second part of the name of the PKL team led by Ajay Thakur (9) |
| RHIANNON | Actress who played Summer Bay newly-wed April Scott until recently (8,4) |
| MUSTANG | Forbidden to foreigners until recently, this former Kingdom of Lo is now a part of Nepal |
| FAITH | Village lady who until recently had been driving a hearse! (5,6) |
| ALIN | Actress who played Erinsborough woman until recently (4,9) |
