NAME GAME

HIDDEN in the grid is the name of a television presenter. Answer the questions, then re-arrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. Solution tomorrow.

BOX 1: In which year did Dermot O’Leary (pictured) not host The X Factor? 2009 (T) 2012 (S) 2015 (D) BOX 2: Which Strictly professional released a debut album called From The Top? Anton du Beke (R) Brendan Cole (N) Pasha Kovalev (U) BOX 3: British rock duo Royal Blood are from which town? Bath (V) Brighton (L) Gateshead (I) BOX 4: What is a traditional Japanese yari? A spear (W) A dagger (C) A polearm (O) BOX 5: Who wrote the 1957 autobiographical novel A Death In The Family? Ralph Ellison (G) James Agee (E) Jack Kerouac (Z) BOX 6: Albany is the capital city of which U.S. state? New York (A) Washington (F) New Jersey (T) BOX 7: Hayley Williams is the lead singer of which rock band? Halestorm (P) Evanescence (E) Paramore (N) BOX 8: Who wrote and drew the satirical comic strip Li’l Abner? Charles M. Schultz (D) Abner Dean (R) Al Capp (A) BOX 9: Benedict Cumberbatch played which scientist in a 2004 TV film? Stephen Hawking (K) Isaac Newton (I) Alexander Fleming (S) Friday’s answer: JAKE BUGG: (1J, 2E, 3G, 4U, 5B, 6G, 7K, 8A).