PRIZE CROSSWORD

For the chance to win £150, complete the crossword puzzle, and the yellow squares – reading from top to bottom – will spell out a word linked to the pictured soap character…

ACROSS

3 See 14D

7 & 26A Market stallholder who finally got together with Robbie Jackson in Eastenders (5,5)

8 __ Pitman, receptionist at The Mill Health Centre (7)

9 Dales pensioner Sandy Thomas often likes to place one of these on the horses (3)

11 __ Sharma, Shane Rebecchi’s sister-in-law in Neighbours (6)

13 Dan Spencer’s Christian daughter, often found in 37A (6)

16 Son of deceased Hollyoaks

couple Gordon and Helen Cunningham, who were killed in a car accident in 2004 (3)

17 __ Wilson, plays Aaron Brennan in Neighbours (4)

18 Scott Drinkwell’s mum, whom he thought 41A was sleeping with in Hollyoaks (6)

21 Actress Laura Rollins’ character in Doctors (6,3)

23 Full first name of Lauren Branning’s sister in Walford (7) 26 See 7A

28 & 31D Son of Tony Hutchinson who thinks that he murdered Amy

Barnes in Hollyoaks (5,8)

32 Café owner who had a fling with Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale (3,4)

33 & 2D She plays Casualty

paramedic Sam Nicholls (9,4)

37 Where Harriet Finch delivers her sermons in Emmerdale (6)

39 David __, actor who plays Holby City Hospital medic Dominic Copeland (4)

40 __ Beale, Eastender nearly murdered by Max Branning (3)

41 Brody __, Hollyoaks

fella who is best mates with Damon Kinsella (6)

43 Chester chap played by actor Kieron Richardson (3,3)

45 Nickname of Masood Ahmed, recently returned

Albert Square resident (3)

47 See 5D

48 __ Harkinson, recently departed Eastenders bloke who worked at the Minute Mart (5)

49 The __, Walford wine bar that was formerly called the Dagmar, also a wine bar (6)

DOWN

1 & 25D Nurse who was once a receptionist at Holby City Hospital’s ED (6,5)

2 See 33A

3 Establishment such as the Dog In The Pond in Hollyoaks village and the Queen Vic in Albert Square (3)

4 Home Farm __, business sold by villager Lawrence White (7)

5 & 47A Long-time Coronation Street resident who has been widowed four times (4,7)

6 Landmark age that 16A recently turned in Hollyoaks (8)

10 __ Longchambon, plays Corrie’s Maria Connor (5)

12 __ Solberg, nanny employed by Eastender Jack Branning (6)

14 & 3A Streetcars switch operator married to a murderer in Coronation Street (6,6)

15 Dales toddler whose parents are David Metcalfe and Priya Kotecha (4)

19 Mother of 23A who witnessed her catastrophic fall in Eastenders (5)

20 Coronation Street was first broadcast in Nineteen __ (5)

22 __ Quarshie, plays Holby City surgeon Ric Griffin (4)

24 Role that Chesney Brown played at Sinead Tinker’s wedding in the Street (5)

25 See 1D

27 Eastender Vincent Hubbard has to __ 49A in order to pay off Aidan Maguire (4)

29 Milky coffees that 32A provides for his customers in Emmerdale (6)

30 & 38D Crooked councillor whom Eric Pollard paid to save his home in the Dales (6,6)

31 See 28A

34 Debbie __, actress who plays Corrie’s Anna Windass (4) 35 JR __, Dallas character (5) 36 Penny __, plays Home and Away’s Tori Morgan (7)

38 See 30D

42 __ Head, Emmerdale cottage where 13A lives (4)

44 Son of 14D who left the Street with Summer Spellman (4)

46 Command that Ken

Barlow might give to his canine companion Eccles in Corrie (3)