Puzzles

For the chance to win £100, complete the crossword puzzle, and the yellow squares – reading from top to bottom – will spell out a word linked to the pictured soap character…

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3 & 19D Hollyoaks villager Marnie Nightingale has been attempting to impress him with her football skills (6,5)

7 Profession of troubled Rana Nazir in Coronation Street (5) 8 See 40A

9 __ Nicodemou, long-serving

Home and Away actress who plays Leah Patterson (3)

11 Bob Hope has been unfaithful to her with Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale (6)

13 Toned and muscular, like 25D and his brothers in Neighbours (6)

16 __ Miller, actress who played the late 40A in

Home and Away (3)

17 & 48A Emmerdale village doctor who was dumped by Aaron Dingle (4,5)

18 Lily Mcqueen’s new husband in Hollyoaks (6)

21 Actor Adam Rickitt’s

Chester alter ego (4,5)

23 __ Owen, Eastender who has reopened Walford’s 33A (7)

26 Nicola __, actress who plays her namesake Ms Rubinstein in Corrie (5)

28 & 34D She plays poorly crash survivor Rebecca

White in Emmerdale (5,4)

32 Relation that engaged

Fiz Stape is to Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street (7)

33 E20 is a __ in Walford (9) 37 Steph __, Ramsay Street lady who ended her relationship with Jack Callahan (6)

39 One of Dev Alahan’s twins in Coronation Street (4)

40 & 8A Tragic Summer Bay copper who was dating Robbo before she passed away (3,7)

41 __ Boachie, actor who plays

Hollyoaks’ Zack Loveday (6)

43 __ Campbell, deputy clinical lead who recently returned to Holby City Hospital (6)

45 __ Murray, Square fella who plays chess with his neighbour Bernadette Taylor (3)

47 See 10D

48 See 17A

49 __ Smith, teen actress who recently reprised her role as Eastender Tiffany Butcher (6) DOWN 1 See 12D

2 See 44D

3 & 31D Casualty newcomer who was suspected of writing the Rage In Resus blog (3,8)

4 Received a sharp blow or smack, like a lot of cheating soap characters have in the past! (7)

5 Fish’n’__ shop, Albert Square fella 6D owns one of these (4)

6 Original Eastenders character who has grand business plans (3,5)

10 & 47A Dad of Emmerdale village veterinary surgeon Vanessa Woodfield (5,7)

12 & 1D She shared a night of passion with her boss

Ethan Hardy in Casualty (6,6)

14 Pat __, Weatherfield killer who very nearly had a taste of his own medicine (6)

15 Moggy shared between Dot Branning and 45A in Walford (4) 19 See 3A

20 Substance sometimes taken from patients in Casualty (5)

22 & 38D Coronation Street woman that Sophie Webster is in love with (4,6)

24 & 35D Keegan’s father who has recently rocked up to Albert Square (5,5)

25 __ Brennan, Neighbours fella who split with 30D when he was sent to jail (5)

27 Unit in which beer can be served at the Rovers Return in Coronation Street (4) 29 See 46D

30 Piper __, Erinsborough lass played by Mavournee Hazel (6) 31 See 3D

34 See 28A

35 See 24D

36 Home Farm __, business that’s owned by scheming

Joe Tate in Emmerdale (7)

38 See 22D

42 __ Brearly, legendary Woolpack landlord from the 1970s in Emmerdale (4)

44 & 2D Doctor at The Mill Health Centre played by actress Dido Miles (4,4)

46 & 29D The name of the hospital where Hollyoaks village resident Tegan Lomax is currently in a coma (3,6)