Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win €1000.
ACROSS
1 Actor in The Cooler and
It’s Complicated who was married to Kim Basinger (4, 7) 8 Former England footballer twice appointed as manager of Newcastle United FC (5, 6) 14 Hold up (5)
15 Thick string (4)
16 Titter, snigger (6)
17 Obsolete British coin (6)
18 Legal document (4)
19 Dapper (5)
20 Free circulation of air (11) 22 Conduct a campaign to attract votes (11)
25 Foreboding evil (7)
27 Causes distress (7)
30 Courtroom dignitary (5)
31 Deserve (5)
33 Losing hair (7)
36 Large raisin (7)
38 Curse (5)
40 — Wade, British former middle-distance runner (6) 41 Nutritious oriental bean (4)
43 Peruse (4)
44 Fame, repute (6)
45 Thrown bomb (7)
46 Loafed, lazed (5)
47 Jewish doctor of law (5) 48 Intuitive guess (5)
52 Joint for a mortise (5)
53 In the direction of (7)
54 Room for manoeuvre (6)
55 Dark shade of blue (4)
57 Fifty percent (4)
59 Small fish, tiddler (6)
60 Shaving blade (5)
61 Line touching a circle (7) 63 Unsmoked kipper (7)
65 Nick, groove (5)
67 Sir — John, musician (5)
69 Below (7)
71 Cartoon text (7)
74 Harassment, victimisation (11) 77 Join in, engage in (11)
80 Personal journal (5)
81 Average, standard (4)
82 Fosters permanently (6)
84 Pay heed (6)
86 Fairy-tale giant (4)
87 Lariat (5)
88 Actor who played
Ron Weasley in the
Harry Potter movies (6, 5) 89 Britain’s Got Talent judge (5, 6)
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1 Turn up (6)
2 Grew wider (8) 3 Heavenly being (5) 4 Man’s best friend? (3) 5 Hut made of snow (5) 6 Allows (7)
7 No longer single (7) 9 Worth the same (5) 10 Charged particle (3) 11 Army uniform colour (5) 12 Horticulturist (8) 13 Manner, disposition (6)
21 Shy (5)
23 Underground chapel (5)
24 Discussed formally (7) 26 Child’s governess (5) 28 Computer hardware (5) 29 Non-professional (7) 30 US actor in As
Good As It Gets and The Bucket List (4, 9) 32 Actress who won a BAFTA for her role in Crash (7, 6) 34 Chimney cleaner (5) 35 Large parrot (5) 37 Extended, lengthened (9) 39 Linking together (9) 42 Nimbleness (7) 43 Revitalise, reinvigorate (7)
49 Fit, well (7)
50 Pinch sharply (5) 51 Archery missile (5) 52 Pistol part (7)
56 Match location (5) 58 On the ball (5)
62 Invited person (5) 64 Bird’s overnight perch (5)
66 Sign of weeping (8) 68 Three-sided shape (8)
70 Vacation (7)
71 Love, hold dear (7) 72 First batsman (6) 73 Revoke (a law) (6) 75 Weather map (5) 76 Frequently (5) 78 Suspect’s defence (5) 79 Sneering sceptic (5)
83 Paddle (3)
85 Even number (3)