| RICKITT | How to strain your bac ksay, like ex-Corrie actor Adam (7) |
| SIEVE | Is up to woman, how to strain it (5) |
| ARIARY | Strain your back getting bread for an African |
| BROOKES | Faye _, ex-corrie actress who recently got hitched (7) |
| SANDLER | Defamation's left in a lower position for actor Adam (7) |
| CHARLIE | Corrie actor who plays Abi Webster's babydaddy Imran Habeeb (7,2,4) |
| RIORDAN | Young Corrie actor who won an NTA for Best Newcomer in 2021 (4,7) |
| HALSALL | Alan ___, longtime Corrie actor who plays mechanic Tyrone Dobbs (7) |
| BEACHAM | Dynasty and Corrie actor, Stephanie ------- (7) |
| TOWROPE | A breakdown can lead to strain on it (7) |
| TENSION | Note sin leads to strain (7) |
| AMTRACK | Amount to strain water tank, perhaps |
| MULTIPLY | Sounds like Ex means to accumulate (8) |
| BROWNISH | Somewhat like ex-PM that's kind of shady? (8) |
| ROUTE | Sounds like ex-skipper Joe has taken a different path (5) |
| KISSED | Snogged, like ex-partners Charity Dingle and Mack Boyd did recently in Emmerdale (6) |
| LUCYLO | Ex-Corrie star playing Juliet Nightingale's mum DonnaMarie Quinn in Hollyoaks (4-2,6) |
| HUDSON | Ex-Corrie star playing Juliet Nightingale's mum DonnaMarie Quinn in Hollyoaks (4-2,6) |
| HAPPY | _ Valley, award-winning drama with ex-Corrie star Sarah Lancashire (5) |
| LEACH | Ex-Corrie star who won 2023's Strictly Come Dancing (5,5) |
