Irish Daily Mirror

Big name crossword

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Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Nicola Adams and Mel B, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000. 54 Scheme (4) 57 Straight, unwavering (6) 59 Home, residence (5) 60 Floppy (4) 64 Commotion,

disturbanc­e (6) 65 Contented (5) 66 Char (5) 70 Tiger Woods’s sport (4) 71 Finding fault (8) 72 Covered passage with

shops each side (6) 75 Apartment (4) 79 Surplus (5) 80 Deserve (5) 81 Swung or hung (7) 82 Organ of thought (5) 83 Fortified Spanish wine

served as an aperitif (6) 84 Assembly or meeting (9)

85 Drink (8)

ACROSS

Sudden frightenin­g rush (8)

Scent (9)

Smile in a coy, irritating way (6)

Sag (5)

Plant with brightlyco­loured flowers used in bouquets (7)

Bog (5)

Abdominal pain often experience­d by babies (5)

20 Blink the eye in a

suggestive manner (4) 21 Card game (6)

22 Large yellow seed used

to make hummus (8) 23 Idiot, twit (4)

26 Shelf (5)

28 Custom (5)

29 Stroke, touch

soothingly (6)

33 Adhesive (4)

34 Appear in ghostly form (5)

Group of billions of stars and planets (6)

39 Bog fuel (4)

40 Robber (5)

42 Herb used in Indian and Middle Eastern cookery (9)

45 Tidy (4)

47 Playhouse (7)

48 Own (7)

49 Girl (4)

52 Group of people who run an organisati­on (9)

Top of the head (5) 1

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DOWN

American pavement (8) Oak tree nut (5)

Tube (4)

Postpone (5)

Slice of bacon (6)

Quick look (6)

Attacker (9)

Crispy roasted pork skin (9)

Move forward very slowly (4)

Jumper (8)

Wild and irresponsi­ble (8)

14 Unwanted plant (4)

15 Velocity (5)

24 Even (5)

25 French phrase meaning a gaffe or embarrassi­ng blunder (4,3)

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12 13 V-shaped river mouth (5)

30 Art of public speaking (8)

Shockingly explicit (5) Person who sells and arranges flowers (7) Leafy green vegetable (7)

37 Notion (4)

38 Gift (7)

41 Act in a way that shows confusion and helplessne­ss (8)

42 Expense (4)

43 Pickle (7)

44 Large pond (4)

46 Fighting force (4)

50 Smallest amount (7)

51 Sham, fake (5)

55 Citrus fruit (5)

56 Redden (5)

58 Simple Italian restaurant (9) Childrens’ pavement game (9)

Move forward or improve (8)

62 Egg dish (8)

63 Court judgment specifying punishment (8)

67 Dirt (5)

68 Engineless aircraft that rides aircurrent­s (6) Stimulant found in tea (6)

Young elephant (4) Evade, elude (5) Andean beast of burden (5)

Young salmon (4) Competent (4) 27 31 32

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