| NEWMOM | One taking maternity leave |
| NORTON | Dales actress Laura ___, currently on maternity leave (6) |
| BRIGHT | Kellie ___, currently on maternity leave from EastEnders (6) |
| TURNER | Lacey ___, returned to Walford after maternity leave (6) |
| POSTPARTUM | Job equality corporation provides on maternity leave? |
| WALSH | Amy ___, on maternity leave from Emmerdale (5) |
| STODDART | Actress on maternity leave from Hollyoaks (8) |
| JESSAMY | Actress on maternity leave from Hollyoaks (7) |
| KIELL | ... and _ Smith-Bynoe, covering her maternity leave! (5) |
| KELLIE | ___ Bright, Eastenders star on maternity leave, following the birth of her second son in November 2016 (6) |
| WEBB | Charley ___, Dales actress currently on maternity leave from playing Debbie Dingle (4) |
| VINCENT | Brooke ___, currently on maternity leave from her role as Sophie Webster in Coronation Street (7) |
| LAURA | Kerry Wyatt actress, currently on maternity leave in Emmerdale (5,6) |
| LOUISA | EastEnders actress who is currently on maternity leave from playing Ruby Allen (6,6) |
| LYTTON | EastEnders actress who is currently on maternity leave from playing Ruby Allen (6,6) |
| JESSICA | _ Fox, long-serving Hollyoaks actress behind Nancy Osborne, soon to be on maternity leave (7) |
| UNIT | One Born Every Minute was set in a maternity one of these (4) |
| QUINT | One of five in a maternity ward delivery |
| ONLEAVE | Taking a maternity break, say |
| EVERY | One Born ___ Minute, maternity ward reality series (5) |