| HORDLEY | Jeff ___, Emmerdale actor who plays 49A's relative Cain, who has been helping him deal with life in prison (7) |
| DEAN | Actor Cain who has been in more than 15 made-for-TV Christmas movies |
| YOLANDE | ___ Trueman, Walford lady who has been helping Nigel (7) |
| FENCER | Does he deal with hot wire? You may found him at his post (6) |
| JADA | ___ Lennox, mum of 49A's grandchild, who just wants to live her life in EastEnders (4) |
| HOOTON | James _, Emmerdale actor who plays Cain's half- brother Sam (6) |
| HANDLES | Gripping parts on a cabinet; could also be how one deals with life (7) |
| BIOL | Science that deals with life forms: Abbr. |
| JAMES | Emmerdale actor who plays the hapless Sam Dingle (5,6) |
| ASH | ___ Palmisciano, Emmerdale actor who plays 16A's stepson Matty Barton (3) |
| NICK | ___ Miles, longtime Emmerdale actor who plays Nicola King's hapless husband Jimmy (4) |
| STEVE | Emmerdale actor who has played Cain's dad Zak since 1994 (5,9) |
| HALLIWELL | Emmerdale actor who has played Cain's dad Zak since 1994 (5,9) |
| LIAMFOX | Emmerdale actor who has played Dan Spencer for more than a decade (4,3) |
| NICKMILES | Veteran Emmerdale actor who has played Jimmy King for nearly two decades (4,5) |
| MATTY | See 17A He's been helping defend Butlers Farm from rustlers in Emmerdale (5,6) |
| NADIRA | Shaq Qureshi's old friend who is helping him find a wife in Hollyoaks (6) |
| CHASE | Former Emmerdale actor who took part in Celebs on the Farm, Lorraine ----- (5) |
| MATTHEW | ___ Wolfenden, Emmerdale actor who first played David Metcalfe in 2006 (7) |
| FLETCHER | Kelvin, ex-Emmerdale actor who won Strictly in 2019 (8) |
