£1000 Big Name Crossword

Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Donald Trump and Britney Spears, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.

ACROSS

Right to enter (6)

Lower leg bone (4) Writing surface (5)

Neck warmer (5)

Woody grass used in construction (6) Workplace for scientific research (10) Undertaking, enterprise (7)

17 Business transaction (5)

18 Secret agent (3)

19 Fury (4)

20 Abstaining

from alcohol (8)

23 Earliest, initial (8)

25 Large sea mammal (5)

26 Season of the year (6)

28 Elaborate ice-cream

dessert (6)

29 Extend (7)

32 Centre (6)

34 Attain one’s goal (7)

36 Have in mind (6)

38 Carbohydrate used

as a collar stiffener (6)

40 Noble rank (4)

41 Bird’s bill (4)

42 Vegetable (5)

44 Hospital room (4)

46 University official (4)

47 Not subject to (6)

49 Way, mode (6)

50 Condition of being

extremely poor (7)

52 Regard highly (6)

53 Great pleasure (7)

55 Very sad (6)

59 Profession (6)

60 Bid (5)

62 Faithful (8)

65 Basis for comparison (8)

67 Piece for two players (4)

68 Assistance (3)

69 Tremor (5)

71 Chore of pressing

clothes (7)

73 Enigmatic (10)

74 Medical practitioner (6)

75 Large bird of prey (5)

76 Period of darkness (5)

77 Search for (4)

78 Show, make visible (6) 1 4 7 10 14

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DOWN

Enterprising, keen (9) One to spend time with (9)

Push roughly (5)

Weighty (5)

Midday (4)

Farming tool (6)

Hand over money (3) Critique (6)

Misdeed (3)

Grown-up (5) Self-employed writer, eg (9)

Keg (6)

Cleaning agent (4)

21 Holidaymaker (7)

22 Item of footwear (4)

24 Likeness (5)

27 Clothing worn

next to the skin (9)

30 Ponder (5)

31 Person applying

for a post (9)

33 Rim (4)

34 Find the answer (5)

35 Woodworker (9)

37 As well (3)

39 Useful (5)

43 Convent dweller (3)

44 Value (5)

45 Ready for picking (4)

48 Make believe (7)

51 Infectious

microorganism (5)

52 Extravagant,

unreasonable (9)

54 Article (4)

56 Assurance that a product

will work properly (9)

57 Important church (9)

58 Unit of language (4)

61 Male relative (6)

63 Mythical fire-breathing

creature (6)

64 Dusk (6)

66 In the middle of (5)

68 Angle less

than 90 degrees (5)

69 Repeat exactly (5)

70 Sign of

affection (4)

72 Anger, rage (3)

73 Large cup (3) 1 2

3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Daily Mirror