€1000 Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking KYLIE MINOGUE and IAN BOTHAM, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win €1000.
ACROSS
1 Commend highly (6)
4 Prod (4)
7 Celebrities (5)
10 Flatfish (5)
14 Genuine (6)
15 Contribute to (4,4,2)
16 Country house (7)
17 Rotates (5)
18 Start legal proceedings (3) 19 Middle Eastern country (4) 20 Entire (8)
23 Outer (8)
25 Challenged (5)
26 Nice surprises (6)
28 Family member (6)
29 Heavy beam (7)
32 Christmas theatre shows (6) 34 Cypriot capital (7)
36 Modifies (6)
38 Withdraw (6)
40 Complain (4)
41 Jewels (4)
42 Forest plants (5)
44 Amphibious mammal (4)
46 Contends (4)
47 Postage labels (6)
49 Baby’s shoe (6)
50 Person put forward (7)
52 Sets (6)
53 Banqueted (7)
55 Until now (2,4)
59 Spitting image (6)
60 Approaches (5)
62 Tie up a boat (8)
65 German shepherd (8)
67 American money (4)
68 Was seated (3)
69 Bit (5)
71 Spread out from (7)
73 No matter what (2,3,5)
74 Eventually (2,4)
75 Looks for (5)
76 Strainer (5)
77 Singer, George – (4)
78 Half-melted (6)
DOWN
1 Fruit plants (4,5)
2 Inflammation of joints (9)
3 Practises boxing (5)
5 Make a speech (5)
6 Observed (4)
7 GPS system (3,3)
8 Barley bristle (3)
9 Zone (6)
10 Pose for a portrait (3)
11 Astound (5)
12 Morning break (9)
13 Ill will (6)
18 Expanses of salt water (4) 21 Permeate (7)
22 Smooth Operator singer (4) 24 Ostrich-like creatures (5)
27 Wearing down (9)
30 Guides (5)
31 Cut of beef (9)
33 Rouse (4)
34 Notches (5)
35 Flower (9)
37 Fitting (3)
39 Occur as a result (5)
43 Habitual drunkard (3)
44 Soft leather (5)
45 Female relative (4)
48 Senior pupil (7)
51 Elk (5)
52 Party ribbons (9)
54 Belgrade citizen (4)
56 Scholars (9)
57 Exceedingly (9)
58 Unit of power (4)
61 Glorifies (6)
63 Doctor Who aliens (6)
64 Nullify (6)
66 Anaconda, for example (5) 68 Indian instrument (5)
69 Section of a car door (5)
70 Drill (4)
72 Donkey (3)
73 Grow old (3)
Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Irish Mirror