| REISS | Walford relative of Dot Branning who kept Bianca imprisoned to save his fiancee Sonia from jail (5,7) |
| COLWELL | Walford relative of Dot Branning who kept Bianca imprisoned to save his fiancee Sonia from jail (5,7) |
| CHARLIE | Grandson of Dot Branning who recently arrived in Albert Square to tell her that his father Nick had died (7,6) |
| PERU | Backed rising, with monarch imprisoned, to form republic |
| JIMS | Basher __, Walford gym named after the husband of Dot Branning (4) |
| BASHER | __ Jim's, boxing gym located near Albert Square and named after the husband of Dot Branning (6) |
| POLLARD | B&B co-owner who bribed a councillor to save his house in Emmerdale (4,7) |
| ERIC | B&B co-owner who bribed a councillor to save his house in Emmerdale (4,7) |
| ABUGSLIFE | 1998 Pixar film about a misfit ant battling to save his colony from grasshoppers (1,3'1,4) |
| ABI | ___ Branning, granddaughter of Max Branning who died in 2017 after falling from the Queen Vic roof EastEnders (3) |
| THECROW | Gothic fantasy movie starring Bill Skarsgard as a musician who wants to avenge the death of his fiancee |
| ASSIST | “Never corner an opponent, and always ____ him to save his face” (Liddell Hart) |
| JIM | __ Branning, husband of Dot in EastEnders who can no longer live in Walford (3) |
| CARL | Former flame of Kirsty Branning who has caused lots of trouble in Albert Square (4,5) |
| DARTHVADER | Primary antagonist in the original trilogy of Star Wars who saves his son Luke Skywalker by sacrificing his life: 2 wds. |
| POMERANIAN | Bismarck wanted to save his bones for the dog |
| BRIDALSUITE | Johnny One Note said to his fiancee, Lisa, 'I'm composing a ballad to celebrate our wedding, called |
| COTTON | Father of Kirsty - aka Dotty - left to die by his mum Dot Branning in EastEnders (6) |
| NICK | Father of Kirsty - aka Dotty - left to die by his mum Dot Branning in EastEnders (4) |
| KRISTY | Real first name of Dot Branning's relative commonly known as 'Dotty' in EastEnders (6) |
