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 & 7D Emmerdale lady refusing treatment for her terminal cancer (5,6)

9 See 8D

10 Instrument played by Karl Kennedy in Neighbours (6)

11 & 35A Corrie woman who’s been concerned about Stu Carpenter’s whereabouts (5,6)

12 __ Dean, former Chester resident who was married to Nancy, and her sister Becca Hayton in Hollyoaks (4)

14 & 43A She married 39A and is expecting their baby in Neighbours (4,6)

15 __ Di, Walford pooch who potters about the Vic (4)

16 The Erinsborough __, newspaper once edited by Paul Robinson (4)

17 __ McAlpine, Corrie star (6)

18 Sort of establishment where John Paul McQueen works in Hollyoaks (6)

19 Chester residents could get something to __ at The Hutch (3)

22 & 1D Mechanic who works with Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street (5,7)

24 __ Metcalfe, co-owns Speed Daal with her granddaughter Alya Nazir in Corrie (7)

26 See 35D

29 What twins Seb and Sophie might call Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks (5)

31 Ask repeatedly, like 35D’s character has been known to do in Emmerdale! (3)

33 Profession of Dales resident Liam Cavanagh (6)

35 See 11A

36 Relative of 4A who was sentenced for stalking in Emmerdale (4)

37 __ Panesar, mother of Kheerat, Jags, Ash and Vinny in EastEnders (4)

39 __ Canning, left Ramsay Street for Darwin with his new wife in Neighbours (4)

40 Evelyn Plummer lives at No __ Coronation Street (4)

42 __ Dexter, actress who plays Emmerdale’s 4A (5)

43 See 14A

44 See 25D

45 See 5D

DOWN

1 See 22A

2 & 21D Neighbours character who thinks her mum and Toadie Rebecchi should be together (4,6)

3 Time of day when Doctors is broadcast (9)

5 & 45A Mitch’s brother who arrived in Albert Square then collapsed! (5,5)

6 See 41 Down

7 See 4 Across

8 & 9A Victoria Sugden’s husband-to-be who is experiencing financial issues in Emmerdale (5,8)

12 __ Wallace, actress who plays legendary Walford woman Kat Slater (6) 13 Liv’s mum who has come to Emmerdale for her help (6)

19 & 38D She shared a sneaky snog with 37A recently in EastEnders (3,5)

20 Craig __, Weatherfield police officer (6)

21 See 2D

23 Eric Pollard’s late wife who died in a funfair attraction in Emmerdale (3)

25 & 44A EastEnders character who was shot in new bar Peggy’s (3,8)

27 Scrambled __ on toast, dish served at Kathy’s café in Walford (3)

28 __ Grimshaw, longtime Weatherfield resident who works at Streetcars (6) 29 Young Erinsborough widow talking to Harold Bishop about her grief (9)

30 __ Nightingale, late Chester Salon de Thé owner (6)

32 __ Smith, plays Dana Monroe in EastEnders (7)

34 Phill Whittaker’s ex-wife who rocked up for his wedding to Fiz in Coronation Street (7)

35 & 26A She plays her namesake Mrs King in

Emmerdale (6,7)

38 See 19D

39 __ Bryan, actress who plays Hollyoaks’

Martine Deveraux (5)

41 & 6D Grandson of Audrey Roberts in

Coronation Street (4,7)