PUZZLE FUN

Across

1. Ultimate __, NZ extreme angling series (7)

5. __ Mulligan, The Project co-host (5)

8. One of elimination stages in sports competition (5) 9. US actress, __ Breslin (7)

10. Bland and lacking flavour – unlikely to win MasterChef! (7)

11. British actor, __ Redmayne (5)

12. NZ traffic police reality series (7,4)

17. In area where filming is taking place (2,3)

19. Cherylee __ plays Izzy Armstrong in Coronation

Street (7) 21. Harry Potter and the __ of Secrets, 2002 movie (7) 22. Katherine __, US actress (5)

23. Short simple song (5) 24. Grand __,

architecture/ renovation series (7)

Down 1. __ Bueller’s Day Off, 1986

Matthew Broderick film (6)

2. Horse-riding cowboys wear them in westerns (5)

3. This describes lengthy detailed interview (2-5)

4. US bachelor/restaurant owner sitcom (13)

5. Old NZ TV music channel that closed in 2015 (5)

6. __-__ comedian – one who tells jokes to audience (5-2)

7. Sue Cleaver plays __ Grimshaw in Coronation

Street (6) 13. The __ Gardener,

British backyard makeover series (7) 14. Seats for TV-viewing (7) 15. Recorded lines for animated character (6)

16. Actors like to be shot from flattering camera __ (6) 18. US actor, __ Maguire (5) 20. That __ You Do!, 1996 Tom Hanks movie (5)

Solutions next week