| ANISTON | Rejoin tennis fan playing Rachel Green in long-running US sitcom Friends (8,7) |
| JENNIFER | Rejoin tennis fan playing Rachel Green in long-running US sitcom Friends (8,7) |
| MARKLE | Known for playing Rachel Zane in Suits, Meghan - (6) |
| BIBLIOMANIA | Being a huge Reading fan, playing Albion, aim big before the end |
| ANSAFONE | Recording device punk fan's playing in hospital department (8) |
| SELES | A German tennis fan served no jail time for stabbing her |
| RUNTOSEED | Tennis fan after prized autograph may become exhausted |
| MEXICANWAVE | Examine VW breaking down touring California - it's the fans playing up |
| NEVER | "___ Have I Ever" (series created by 1-Across and narrated by 6-Across because her father was a big tennis fan) |
| JENNIFERANISTON | Played Rachel Green in US sitcom Friends (8,7) |
| NELSON | Craig T ___, actor who played the title role in long-running US sitcom Coach (6) |
| JOE | Jay and Gloria's son in long-running US sitcom Modern Family (3) |
| SIEGEOFMAFEKING | Game of king - see if it's a breakthrough in long-running military standoff in Africa (5,2,8) |
| EMMA | Infant daughter of Ross Geller and Rachel Green in the 1994-2004 US sitcom Friends (4) |
| RETURNTOTHEFOLD | Rejoin a group |
| RYAN | Irene ___, actress who played Granny in long-running US television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (4 |
| MODERNFAMILY | Long-running US sitcom first aired in 2009 (6,6) |
| CHEERS | Long-running US sitcom set in Boston (6) |
| HALF | Long-running US sitcom, Two and o Men (4) |
| THEORY | The Big Bang _, long-running US sitcom starring Kaley Cuoco (6) |