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 & 26A The actor who plays 30D’s cousin Craig, still grieving for his rat Darryl (6,5) 7 See 13A
8 & 11A Sarah Moyle’s character in Doctors, who’s trying to stop gossiping! (7,6)
9 __ Flaherty, 37A’s teenage sister-in-law in Emmerdale (3) 11 See 8A
13 & 7A Forgetful owner of the Magic Bean coffee shop in Hollyoaks village (6,5)
16 __ Alahan, Chesney and Gemma’s boss at Prima
Doner on the cobbles (3)
17 First name of Victoria Barton’s hubby who works at the scrapyard in the Dales (4) 18 Noel __, ED receptionist
in Casualty (6)
21 Actor who plays Adam and Liam’s brother 19D in Hollyoaks village (4,5)
23 __ Fanyinka, Holby City actress whose fictional alter ego is Morven Digby (7)
26 See 3A
28 & 43A Chas’ estranged mum who shares a secret with Moira in Emmerdale this week (5,6)
32 Dennis __, crafty young lad who recently caught Walford’s Michelle and Preston together (7)
33 Jamie __, portrays Ben Mitchell’s housemate Jay
Brown in Eastenders (9)
37 __ Sugden, Dales fella who made moves on Rebecca White while his hubby Aaron is in jail (6) 39 Kate __, plays Coronation
Street attempted murder suspect Tracy Barlow (4)
40 What everyone calls Alf Stewart’s daughter Ruth in Home and Away (3)
41 The little’un born to Tegan Lomax but brought up by Diane O’connor in Hollyoaks (3,3)
43 See 28A
45 Chef Marlon might use one of these for cooking in the Dales (3)
47 Chizzy __, plays Darwin ward surgeon Mo Effanga (7)
48 __ March, colleague of 47A’s character in Holby City (5)
49 & 31D Polish chap who mended the Queen Vic’s leaky roof on Albert Square (6,8)
DOWN
1 Sally St __, recently offered to bring up new baby girl Carmina in Hollyoaks (6)
2 __ Barton, actress who has portrayed sweet Eastender Honey Mitchell since 2005 (4)
3 __ Knight, currently found sucking up to medical director Sam Strachan in Casualty (3)
4 Chester family which includes Simone, Louis and Zack (7)
5 Walford residents traditionally enjoy some of this with pie (4)
6 Olivia Fraser __, teen lass who got lost in the recent Summer Bay bushfire (8)
10 Walford’s Carmel Kazemi calls her kitty Craig __ Horwood, after the Strictly judge (5)
12 Laura __, star who has played the Dales’ Kerry
Wyatt for nearly five years (6) 14 See 30D
15 Ian Beale recently collapsed during a community pancake __ in Albert Square (4)
19 __ Donovan, bereft from the loss of love Celine in Chester (5)
20 __ Mallard, plays Ramsay Street teen Ben Kirk (5)
22 __ Hordley, portrays 28A’s son Cain in Emmerdale (4)
24 __ King, Dales fella who made a botched attempt at kidnapping Rakesh Kotecha (5)
25 __ Withington, aka John Palmer in Home and Away (5)
27 Bex Fowler was suspended from Walford __ School (4)
29 Pal, like Sharon Mitchell is to Michelle Fowler in Eastenders (6)
30 & 14D Corrie factory machinist who is devastated after terminating her baby (6,6) 31 See 49A
34 __ Grimshaw who lives at No 11 Coronation Street (4)
35 __ Rollins, star whose character works with 8A at the Mill Health Centre (5)
36 Roy __, nearly married Cathy Matthews on the cobbles (7)
38 See 46D
42 __ Mulvaney, Corrie actress who plays Amy Barlow (4)
44 __ Armstrong, Weatherfield resident who works with 30D (4)
46 & 38D Recently departed son of Neighbours’ Brad (3,6)