£1000 Big name crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking John Barrowman and Cindy Crawford, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Brow above the eyes (8)
5 Step down as monarch (8) 10 Jury’s decision (7) 15 Windowpane material (5)
16 One more time (5) 17 Stretchy cord (7) 18 Lifting device (5) 19 Child’s plaything(3)
20 Or else (9)
21 Animal such as
Bambi (4)
22 Relatives (6)
23 Stay (6)
25 Protection around an
unhatched chick (8) 28 Dish of mixed veg (5) 30 — Night, Christmas
carol (6)
31 Front of the neck (6) 34 Gromit’s owner (7) 36 Off-smelling (6)
38 Leave out (4)
39 Embarrassed (8)
42 Smoked herring (6) 44 University —,
TV quiz show (9)
46 Coldest season (6) 48 Foal’s father (8)
49 Talon (4)
50 Conduct oneself (6) 53 From Kenya or
Zimbabwe, eg (7)
55 Protective glossy
coating (6)
56 Run at top speed (6) 58 Bathroom sink (5)
60 Expensive soft
wool (8)
63 Emergency (6)
67 Silly, daft (6)
68 Waste not, — not,
saying (4)
70 During that time (9) 72 Knight’s title (3)
74 Raised line (5)
75 Mythical horse-like
beast (7)
76 Social call (5)
77 Even number (5) 78 Item of clothing (7) 79 Gibberish (8)
80 Scientific
investigation (8)
DOWN
1 Professional boxer (7) 2 Prepared (5) 3 Academic who studies the past (9) 4 Lack of interest (6) 6 — and Clyde, criminal duo (6) 7 Floating frozen mass (7)
8 Prize such as an Oscar (5) 9 Drastic (7)
10 Bad habit (4) 11 Actors’ practice session (9)
12 First letter of a name (7) 13 Ragged and frayed (5)
14 Just (4)
24 Juicy tropical
fruit (5)
26 Make less long (7)
27 Solicitor (6)
29 Performance by
two singers (4)
30 Industrial action (6) 32 Put to shame (9)
33 Flavour (5)
35 Useful resource (5) 37 Perfect (5)
40 — and Prejudice, famous novel (5) 41 Requiring immediate attention (6)
43 — Kay, popular
comedian (5)
44 Small paddled
boat (5)
45 Praise (7)
47 Teddy bears’
outing? (6)
51 Ram of the zodiac (5) 52 Sharp point on
a wire fence (4)
54 Creature with
many legs (9)
57 Keep going (9)
59 Tremble (7)
61 Stopping place
for trains (7)
62 Love affair (7)
64 Rub with your
fingernails (7)
65 Cloth for
painting on (6)
66 Small (6)
67 Shoulder
gesture (5)
69 Rosebush spike (5)
71 Clean with water (4) 72 Baron —, The Apprentice tycoon (5) 73 Have to (4)