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

4 See 25D

9 Brooke __, Darren and Nancy Osborne’s non-binary foster child in Hollyoaks (8)

10 & 17A Actress who plays 28D, currently on maternity leave (6,6)

11 & 20D Walford mum of Bernie, Keegan etc… (5,6)

12 …and state of owing cash, that she’s usually in (4)

14 Jellied __, a delicacy enjoyed in the East End (4)

15 & 32D Actor who’s played Jarrod ‘Toadie’ Rebecchi in

Neighbours since 1995 (4,7)

16 & 37A __ __ McQueen, troubled deputy head who is hiding his drinking problem in Hollyoaks (4,4)

17 See 10A

18 Millie __, young actress who plays formerly jailed teenager Kelly Neelan in

Coronation Street (6)

19 Month of 2022 when

Emmerdale will celebrate its 50th birthday (abbr) (3)

22 & 45A Dales woman having a relationship with Al Chapman (5,5)

24 & 12D Co-owner of the Woolpack, with her son Ryan Stocks, in Emmerdale (7,6)

26 See 8D

29 & 3D She became engaged to her cheating partner Imran Habeeb in

Coronation Street (5,9)

31 Loud argument that soap characters often have (3)

33 __ House, original name of the community centre in Weatherfield (6)

35 James __, actor who plays 16A in Hollyoaks (6)

36 Number of grandsons 2D has in Neighbours (4)

37 See 16A

39 __ Windass, Mr Maria Connor in Coronation Street (4) 40 Much-missed mum of 16A

who left Chester for Spain (4) 42 See 21D

43 __ Brown, Corrie kid who disappeared recently (6)

44 Country where Coronation Street’s 8D has been living (8) 45 See 22A

DOWN

1 Ryder __, sets sometimes dangerous video challenges with his mate Theo Poulos in Home and Away (7)

2 __ Harris, teacher at Erinsborough High School in Neighbours (4)

3 See 29A

5 Ross __, Hollyoaks actor behind Scott Drinkwell (5)

6 See 23D

7 Mr Tatlock, original Street resident who was known for his ill humour (6)

8 & 26A Grandmother of 43A who rocked up in Weatherfield to take him away in Corrie (5,7)

12 See 24A 13 Young Carl Holliday will celebrate his __ birthday this year in Emmerdale (6)

19 __ Okerafor, actor who plays Casualty character Matthew Afolami (3)

20 See 11A

21 & 42A Relation that 24A

briefly was to Pete Barton in

Emmerdale (6,2-3)

23 & 6D She wants to donate a kidney to her mum Martha in

Home and Away (3,7)

25 & 4A Emmerdale actress whose real-life partner is

EastEnders’ Toby-AlexanderSmith, aka Gray Atkins (3,5)

27 __ South Wales, state of Australia where Summer Bay is found (3) 28 Linda __, absent Queen Vic landlady in EastEnders (6)

29 Walford youngster who nearly stumbled across a corpse in the Argee Bhajee (5,4)

30 __ Henderson, star behind Robyn Miller in Casualty (6)

32 See 15A

34 Nasty disease that Jac Naylor and Nicky McKendrick were exposed to in Holby (7)

35 Stacey __, has opened a hot food outlet on Bridge Street in EastEnders (6)

38 Mitchell’s __, business located near Albert Square (5)

39 Tylan __, star behind Hollyoaks character 9A (5)

41 Ambridge resident who’s married to David Archer (4)