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ctress Audrey Hepburn and director Mel Brooks are among a very select few who have
each won what? To find out, solve the crossword, then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the five-word prize answer. ACROSS 1 Diplomatic building in a foreign city (7) 5 Hatmaker (8) 9 Sign of foreboding (4) 13 Revered community member (5) 14 Study in detail, investigate scientifically (7) 15 Non-believer (7) 16 Row, quarrel (5) 17 Distress signal fired into sky (5) 18 Jail (6) 20 Male duck (5) 21 Airman (7) 23 Dutch cheese (4) 26 Manufactured (4) 27 Neptune’s spear (7) 30 Powerful ruling family from generation to generation (7) 34 American mammal (7) 36 Unoccupied (6) 37 Money pouch (5) 39 Horticultural building (10) 40 Filmed audition for a movie (6,4) 42 Sound reasoning (5) 43 Mediterranean principality (6) 44 Great musical composer and conductor (7) 46 Pardon (7) 47 Threescore and 10 (7) 48 Large jetty (4) 53 Call on a phone (4) 54 Bedtime suit (7) 55 Become ready to harvest (5) 58 Small ingenious device (6) 60 Thick, warming soup (5) 62 Pinafore (5) 66 Scottish emblem (7) 67 Countries (7) 68 Put down on paper (5) 69 Sporting goods brand (4) 70 Exempt from import taxes (4-4)
DOWN 1 Precious stone (7) 2 Personal protection employee (9) 3 Magician (8) 4 Twelve months (4) 5 Castle’s ditch (4) 6 Faithful and dutiful (5) 7 Sweet frozen treat (3,5) 8 Compass point (4) 10 Subject including geometry, algebra and 29 Down (5) 11 Friendly pseudonym (8) 12 Listened to (5) 19 Capital city of Japan (5) 22 Italian city of canals (6) 24 Cleansing agent (9) 25 Woodworker (9) 26 Yellow flower (8) 28 In no order at all (6) 29 Partition (8) 31 Joined together (9) 32 Amusing story (8) 33 Neighbouring (4-4) 35 Church official (9) 38 Protective hat (6) 41 Snapper’s item (6) 45 Remains behind (5) 49 Neutral, unbiased (9) 50 Terrify (8) 51 Guarantee (8) 52 New York’s theatre land (8) 56 Convent (7) 57 Gnashers (5) 59 Quench your thirst (5) 61 Instructor (5) 63 Drop-down item on a computer program (4) 64 Apple centre (4) 65 Pre-revolution ruler in Russia (4) 71 Members of the monarchy (7)