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£1000 Big Name Crossword

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Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Denis Lawson and Ewan Mcgregor, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.

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Cupboard for hanging clothes (8)

Cut down on spending (9)

Frustrate, prevent (6)

Wash away soapsuds (5)

Edit and shorten a text (7) Hours of darkness (5)

19 Grass colour (5)

20 Period of seven days (4)

21 Beast, creature (6)

22 Juicy (8)

23 Flat-bottomed boat (4)

26 Intensifie­d light beam (5)

28 Small game bird,

or to tremble (5)

29 Winner (6)

33 Kate —, UK supermodel (4)

34 Small Mediterran­ean

fruit (5)

35 Profoundly (6)

39 Wartime friend (4)

40 Vote into office (5)

42 Type of oven that cooks food quickly using electromag­netic radiation (9)

45 Sunrise (4)

47 Vision aid used

for one eye (7)

48 Weird, peculiar (7)

49 Bill of fare (4)

52 Crash (9)

53 Card game (5)

54 In addition (4)

57 Outlying

area of a city (6)

59 Seep, ooze (5)

60 Bog fuel (4)

64 Rectangula­r

in shape (6)

65 Location (5)

66 Upper body (5)

70 Mound, pile (4)

71 Round (8)

72 Overseas (6)

75 Quite hot (4)

79 Regular, normal (5)

80 Guile (5)

81 Take by surprise (7)

82 Similar (5)

83 Spanish fortified

wine drunk as an aperitif (6)

84 Lawyer who represents

clients in court (9)

85 Soft goat wool (8) 1 5

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Mythical creature said to appear at full moon (8) Variety, extent (5)

Coral structure (4)

Organ of thought (5)

Hug, embrace (6)

Sewing implement (6)

Tiny, microscopi­c (9) Indicated (9)

Massive (4)

Good enough (8)

Solution of a drug or chemical in water (8)

14 Percussion instrument (4)

15 Sturdily built (5)

24 Squash (5)

25 Thousand thousand (7)

27 Angry frown (5)

30 Salad of finely-shredded cabbage with carrot and onion (8)

31 Fermented apple juice (5)

32 Planet, Roman god and

metallic element (7)

36 Field in which

a horse is kept (7)

37 Destiny (4)

38 Ask for (7)

41 Unlucky number? (8)

42 Ham or lamb, eg (4)

43 Plentiful (7)

44 Unite (4)

46 Go on foot (4)

50 Strong-flavoured, tasty (7)

51 Bug sometimes

caught by computers (5)

55 Depart (5)

56 Culinary ingredient

such as cumin or nutmeg (5)

58 Combined woollen hat and mask named after a Crimean battle (9)

59 Moving staircase (9)

61 Riding breeches (8)

62 Enjoyment,

satisfacti­on (8)

63 Sudden rush of cattle

or people (8)

67 Nip between the fingers (5)

68 Emergency (6)

69 Place to store a car (6)

73 Assess (4)

74 Stadium (5)

76 Nimble (5)

77 Smudge (4)

78 Reckless (4) 1

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