After Eight Celeb Crossword

Solutions at the end

Have a go at our eight-shaped crossword. You’ve got eight starter letters to help you on your way. Solutions at the end

ACROSS

Perhaps (5)

and 28 Absolutely Fabulous actress (pictured top) (8, 8) Responsibility, burden (4)

Broad smile (4) Brief letter (4) Curve (4)

Grow older (3)

Car or van, eg (7) Beat soundly (6) Come to an end (6) Small dense chocolate cake (7)

20 Close friend (3)

22 Worry (4)

23 Solid, unyielding (4)

24 Arriving after

the correct time (4)

25 Outdoor charity

gala (4)

28 See 5 Across 29 Extra, surplus (5)

1 5 8

9 10 11 12 13 15 16 19

DOWN 2

Wife of one’s uncle (4)

Edge of a hat (4) Obedience, submission (9)

Most cheerful and sprightly (9)

6 and 21 Absolutely Fabulous actress (pictured bottom) (6, 6)

Dirty mark (6) Variant form (7) Antagonistic (7) Feeling of joy (9) Latent but unrealised ability (9)

19 Bewilder, perplex (6)

21 See 6 Down 26 Quick cut

with scissors (4)

27 Costly (4) 3 4

5 7 13 14 17 18

Here’s a quick crossword for you to tackle!

ACROSS

1

7 8

9 12 17 18 19

21 22 24

26 28 29

DOWN

1 2 3 4 5

The BFG author (5,4) Congeal (3)

Item of sleepwear (7)

Fast Car vocalist, — Chapman (5) Jonny

Wilkinson’s sport (5)

Sprinkle, strew (7) Yorkshire town (6)

Hilary —,

Wolf Hall author (6) Mischievous (7) Flower (5) Scottish island (5) Dragons’ Den tycoon,

— Meaden (pictured top left) (7) Politician, — Widdecombe (3) Turn up uninvited (9)

Correct (5) Trouble (3) Eastenders actor, — Dyer (pictured bottom right) (5) Rage (5) Auction item (3) 6 10

11 13 14

Extremely (4) Baby’s noisy toy (6) Inquest official (7) Welsh river (3)

Ta-ta! (3-3)

Tel Aviv’s country (6)

Bone in the lower leg (6)

20 One plus one? (3)

22 Wait

patiently (4)

23 Deserve (5) 15 16 24 As required (2,3)

25 Last Beethoven

symphony (5)

27 Doggy —, container for leftovers (3)

28 Farmhouse

cooker (3)