PRIZE CROSSWORD

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…

ACROSS

3 Dotty __, toddler rescued from a tent fire by her mum Laurel in Emmerdale (6)

7 & 43A Emmerdale villager who recently celebrated their 70th birthday (5,6)

8 Albert Square medic and girlfriend of Iqra Ahmed (3,4)

9 __ Branning, legendary Eastender who quietly slipped away to Ireland (3)

11 Daniel Osbourne’s baby son by his late wife in Coronation Street (6)

13 __ Hutchinson, doctor who has been poisoning his son Tony in Hollyoaks (6)

16 Part of Walford pub the Queen Vic that Tracey works behind (3)

17 Granddaughter of 7A by 33A’s character in

Emmerdale (4)

18 __ Smith, Eastenders actress who plays Tiffany Butcher-baker (6)

21 Nancy Osborne’s drugusing fiancé in Hollyoaks (4,5)

23 He plays mechanic Dan Spencer in Emmerdale (4,3)

26 See 45A

28 See 34D

32 The Walford __, newspaper that’s read by 8A, among others (7)

33 Actress who plays 7A’s daughter Priya in the Dales (5,4)

37 Background artists, used in many a Bridge Street Market scene in Eastenders (6)

39 Sair __, former I’m A Celebrity… contestant who plays Corrie’s 27D (4)

40 __ Bartholomew, actor who plays Yasmeen’s abusive husband Geoff Metcalfe in

Coronation Street (3)

41 See 5D

43 See 7A

45 & 26A Hollyoaks actress behind 13A’s offspring Verity (3,1’4)

47 See 2D

48 __ Kinsella, Hollyoaks village resident played by

Jacob Roberts (5)

49 Doggo taken for walkies by the Carter family in Eastenders (4,2)

1 __ O’connor, jilted Sami Maalik on their wedding day in Hollyoaks (6)

2 & 47A Actress who plays spiteful Emmerdale teen Leanna Cavanagh (4,7)

3 __ Murray, left Albert Square to travel the world (3)

4 Month of the year when Emmerdale celebrates its anniversary (7)

5 & 41A Kelly Neelan posted topless pictures of her online in Coronation Street (4,6)

6 See 31D

10 __ Griffiths, legendary kids’ presenter who briefly appeared in Coronation Street (5)

12 Full first name of cobbles resident Ed Bailey (6)

14 & 30D Summer Bay personal trainer and recovering gambling addict (6,6)

15 Romantic outing, like 23A’s character went on with Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale (4)

19 Fluid that Casualty characters often deal with (5) 20 __ Roberts, actor who plays

14D in Home and Away (5) 22 & 36D Doctor married to Susan in Neighbours (4,7)

24 __ Maslen, Eastenders actor behind Jack Branning (5)

25 Erinsborough baby who was in jail with her mum Elly Conway (5)

27 __ Nazir, telling everyone the truth about her grandma Yasmeen in Corrie (4)

29 Doctors characters work at The Mill __ Centre (6)

30 See 14D

31 & 6D Mother of Whitney Dean’s ex-boyfriend Leo King in Eastenders (8,8)

34 & 28A Mate of 5D who has been defending her in Coronation Street (4,5)

35 Surname of the clan who lived on Southfork Ranch, Dallas (5) 36 See 22D

38 Emmerdale teen whose new stepmum is Lydia Dingle (6)

42 __ Fletcher, plays 13A’s daughter-in-law and former lover Diane in Hollyoaks (4) 44 David __, Casualty nurse (4) 46 __ Branning, being raised by her grandad in Eastenders (3)