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What connects internet entreprene­ur Mark Zuckerberg and US actor Mira Sorvino? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the two-word prize answer.

ACROSS

1 Uses one’s teeth (5) 4 Songbird (4)

6 White spring flower (8) 13 Cold-blooded animal (7) 14 Broad streets (7)

15 Burn with hot water (5) 16 Prickly sensation (4) 17 Colonise (6)

18 Gun (6)

20 Precious metal (4) 21 Water birds (5)

22 Eighth month (6)

25 In whatever place (8) 28/53 English general who won the Civil War (6,8) 30 Take place (5)

32 House with one storey (8) 34 Small basket for fruit (6) 35 Group of footballer­s (4) 38 Middle Eastern language (6) 39 Fortunate (5)

40 Dish of melted cheese (6) 43 Item of jewellery (4) 44 Wanting food (6) 45 Traitor, rebel (8)

48 Edible fish (5) 49 Complete, whole (6) 51 Five-sided shape (8) 54 Flashing light (6)

55 Type of tooth (5) 56 Jumping insect (4)

58/8 The first American president (6,10) 60 Bottle of champagne (6) 61 Secure, risk-free (4) 65 Board used for seances (5) 66 Prehistori­c period (4,3) 67 Mythical wailing woman (7) 68 Vote or ballot (8) 69 Friendly nation (4) 70 Least good (5)

DOWN

1 English city (10) 2 Usually (9)

3 Ocean transport (4) 4 Type of vegetable (4) 5 Queen song, Bohemian _ (8)

7 Bird’s home (4)

8 See 58 Across 9 Sunday lunch (5)

10 Walk in shallow water (6) 11 Going straight up (8) 12 Constructs (6) 19 Heavenly herald (7)

23 Did very well (9)

24 Brass musical instrument (7) 26 Traditiona­l Scottish dish (6) 27 Part played by an actor (4) 29 Place where grapes are grown (8)

31 Period just after sunset (8) 33 Jamaican sprinter (5,4) 34 Fussy or finicky (5) 36 Orange vegetables (7) 37 Fail to remember (6) 41 Largest planet in the Solar System (7)

42 Fairy tale opening: ‘_ upon a time’ (4)

46 Finally; after a delay (2,4,4) 47 Betrothal (10)

50 Chart showing 12 months (8) 52 Oasis brothers Liam and Noel’s surname (9)

53 See 28 Across

55 Area of grass and wild flowers (6)

57 Refuse to notice (6)

59 Type of oil (5)

62 Type of pastry (4)

63 Do as instructed (4)

64 Type of weather that happens when it’s cold (4)

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