| MAISIE | ___ Smith, former Walford actress who played 1D (6) |
| MAMBO | Latin American dance that former Walford actress Maisie knows how to do (5) |
| TILLY | And ___ Keeper, the Walford actress who plays his stepsister Louise Mitchell (5) |
| EMMA | ___ Barton, Walford actress who plays 39D's mum (4) |
| PATSY | ___ Kensit, Walford actress who has recently worked closely with... (5) |
| WALTER | Mr Smith, former Rangers boss (6) |
| LAUREN | Lucy Beale's former Walford business partner ___ and a suspect in her murder (6,8) |
| UNCLES | Relations that Jack and Max Branning are to former Walford bloke Joey in EastEnders (6) |
| MATT | _ Smith, former Doctor Who actor who has played Prince Phillip in The Crown (4) |
| DEAN | ___ Smith, former Aston Villa manager (4) |
| NICK | Former Walford man who was cremated recently (4,6) |
| JAGS | Tragic former Walford bloke who was killed while falsely imprisoned (4,7) |
| PANESAR | Tragic former Walford bloke who was killed while falsely imprisoned (4,7) |
| LETITIA | A title I changed for Walford actress Ms Dean (7) |
| OWEN | --- Smith, former Labour MP who contested the leadership of the party in 2016 (4) |
| JOHN | --- Smith, former Labour leader (4) |
| IAIN | ___ Duncan Smith, former Tory leader (4) |
| FRESH | The _ Prince, Will Smith's former alter ego, pictured (5) |
| BARBARA | Dame ___ Windsor, Anna Karen's former Walford colleague and close friend who died in 2020 (7) |
| PETER | Former Walford resident who shopped his attacker - and uncle - Ben Mitchell to the cops (5,5) |