Big name crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Ronnie Scott and Amy Winehouse, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win €1000.
ACROSS
Language of the Netherlands (5) Bluish-green fish (8) Jail (6)
Seriousness (7)
Force back (5)
Soft wet earth (3) Traveller’s suitcases (7)
Small child (3) Sheltered port (7)
Bird with a large bill (7)
Lukewarm (5) — Poppins,
Disney film (4)
Garden blaze (7)
Picnic basket (6) Achievement of your aims (7) Adjustable spanner (6)
Payment for helping police (6) Useful resource (5) Discuss work (4, 4) Mel —, star of Mad Max and Braveheart (6) Break suddenly (4) Fundamental (5)
Piece written in verse (4)
Restaurant worker (6) Wide-brimmed hat (8) Bulb used as a vegetable (5) — Ramsay, celebrity chef (6)
Best form of defence? (6)
Against the law (7) Two-digit number (6) Keen fan (7)
Band of criminals (4) Fling, lob (5)
Piece of bread served in soup (7) County in
East Anglia (7) Debris in a fireplace (3)
From Beijing, eg (7) Towing boat (3)
Get away from (5) Short sword (7) Speak in a barely audible voice (6) Mammal with a long snout (8) Bad-tempered (5)
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Figure, number (5) Farm vehicle (7)
Time of greatest activity (6)
Local dignitary (5) Animated film (7) Specialist’s know-how (9) Obscuring of the sun by the moon (7) Decrease (6) Noiseless (6) Frightening dream (9) Moist (4)
Return to —, chart-topping Elvis Presley song (6) Liquid for whitening coffee (4) Accident (6)
Passenger pick-up point (3, 4) Admiring comments (6) Punishment awarded by a judge (8) Performers in a film (4) Pack-hunting carnivore (4)
Wrinkle next to an eye (5-4)
Dip in tea (4)
Weep noisily (3)
Frozen snack on a stick (3, 5)
Taxi (3)
Side view of a face (7) Drink in big mouthfuls (4) — Brosnan, ex-james Bond actor (6)
Tap with a beak (4) Hoop worn on a finger (4)
Disconnect from the mains (6)
Defeat by force of numbers (9)
Escapade (9)
Attract (6) Underground cell (7) Gushing stream (7) Insistent (7)
Stress, emphasis (6) Pointed beard (6)
Adult male deer (4) Dancer on a rink (6) Singin’ in the —, famous musical (4)
Take place (5)
Dog that pulls sledges (5) Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Irish Mirror