Big name crossword

Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Diana Ross and Cher, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win €1000.

ACROSS

Pillar supporting an outdoor light (8) Pest (8)

Take part in a contest (7)

Band, bunch (5) Discourage (5) Search, root around (7)

Food strainer (5) Honey-maker (3) Amuse (9)

Johnny —, Pirates of the Caribbean star (4)

Nearly (6)

Hire as staff (6)

Tied race (4, 4) Fashion (5) Recording venue (6) Say, mention (6) Disloyalty to one’s country (7) Hypnotised state (6)

List of options (4) Practise before a performance (8) Consider (6)

Admin worker in an office (9)

Reach a destination (6)

New York borough, or son of Posh and Becks (8)

In addition (4) Heaviness (6) Trailing plant (7) Lend a hand (6)

Globe (6)

Party with dancing (5)

Luxurious food item (8)

Evening meal (6)

Feel amazement (6)

Air pollution (4) Mysterious (9) Clothesline clip (3) Shiny paint (5)

Examine (7)

— Minogue, singer (5)

Move stealthily in search of prey (5)

Fit of temper (7) Naughtiness (8)

Naked pitch-invader (8)

DOWN

Vampire count of Transylvania? (7) Irritable (6)

Refuse to admit (4) Planet with rings (6) Morning snack (9) — Katona, celebrity (5) Japanese fish dish (5)

Ship’s load (5)

Have the same opinion (5)

Stinging plant (6) Ravine, canyon (5) Father Christmas (5) Great book or movie (7)

— Hitchcock, film director (6)

Colour of emeralds (5) Sharp-tasting (4) University teacher (9)

General rule (9)

Prime cut of beef (7)

Single payment of money (4, 3) Quick-running big cat (7)

Good customer (7) Preserve in vinegar (6)

Public road (6) Strength (5)

Shot in the dark (5) Spy or burrowing animal (4)

Cheap wine (5) Business company (4) Clear enough to be read (7)

North American elk (5)

Pizza-topping sausage (9)

Slow and dignified (6)

Outcry (6)

Peculiar (7)

Wanderer (5)

Case in point (7)

Grind between one’s teeth (4)

Decoration for kissing under? (9)

Blot on the landscape (7)

Vote into power (5)

Mix with a spoon (4)

— Radcliffe, marathon runner (5)

Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Irish Daily Mirror