| BRIDGET | _ Fonda, Single White Female actress who left the limelight to concentrate on her family (7) |
| LYSETTE | Krull actress who left the cast of Hollyoaks, _ Anthony (7) |
| SARAHBERNHARDT | Female actress who played Hamlet in 1899 at London's Adelphi Theatre |
| ERICA | Former partner of Micheal who walked out on her family in Coronation Street (5) |
| MAEWEST | Support outstanding female actress (3,4) |
| NESMITH | Who left the Monkees in 1969 to form the First National Band? (4,7) |
| ANTHONY | The second actor to portray Ellis Chapman in Emmerdale, who left the Village earlier this year (5,7) |
| REFOCUS | US force arranging to concentrate on something different (7) |
| RAMBLER | Rose, maybe, is unable to concentrate on one thing (7) |
| SNOWMAN | Single white male who likes the cold? |
| VIVHOPE | Emmerdale character, played by Deena Payne, who left the soap in 2011 (3,4) |
| BRIDGETFONDA | Star of '90s movies Single White Female and Point of No Return (7,5) |
| JENNIFER | _ Jason Leigh, known for her role in Single White Female (8) |
| JOHNLUTZ | American author whose novels include SWF Seeks Same, filmed in 1992 as Single White Female (4,4) |
| ALLIE | "Single White Female" heroine |
| FONDA | "Single White Female" star |
| ROOS | "Single White Female" screenwriter |
| RUTHMACKENZIE | Who left the position of Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival to take up a position in the SA Government, making way for Brett Sheehy to step into the post as 2025 Director? (4,9) |
| MIKE | Who left the Monkees in 1969 to form the First National Band? (4,7) |
| AARON | The second actor to portray Ellis Chapman in Emmerdale, who left the Village earlier this year (5,7) |
