| CARTER | Linda ___, absent Queen Vic landlady in EastEnders (6) |
| LINDA | ___ Carter, Queen Vic landlady in Eastenders (5) |
| ELAINE | Queen Vic landlady who called her grandson Johnny Carter for help in EastEnders (6,7) |
| KELLIE | _ Bright, she plays Queen Vic landlady, Linda (6) |
| BRIGHT | She plays Queen Vic landlady Linda Carter (6) |
| THORPE | Actress behind no-nonsense Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock (7,6) |
| NINETY | The year that Albert Square legend and former Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell first appeared in EastEnders (6-3) |
| BISHOP | Emily _, absent aunt of undercover cop Spider Nugent in Coronation Street (6) |
| STELLA | Former Rovers landlady in Corrie (6,5) |
| HUDSON | Landlady in 'Hound' novel accommodating Sherlock, principally (6) |
| ROBSON | Linda ___, Loose Women panellist (6) |
| ENDEAR | "Presents . . . ___ absents": Charles Lamb |
| PEACOCK | Queen Vic landlady who called her grandson Johnny Carter for help in EastEnders (6,7) |
| WINDSOR | Legendary late actress who played Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders (7,7) |
| BARBARA | Legendary late actress who played Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders (7,7) |
| HARRIET | Actress behind no-nonsense Queen Vic landlady Elaine Peacock (7,6) |
| ONE | The year that Albert Square legend and former Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell first appeared in EastEnders (6-3) |
| LETTERING | Characters find landlady in Germany (9) |
| LORELEI | Tim's landlady in My Favorite Martian, ... Brown (7) |
| MAGDA | Landlady in 1998 film There's Something About Mary (5) |