£1000 Big name crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Hairy horror-film creature (8) 5 Australian ‘bear’ (5) 8 Take for granted (7) 14 Fried cod-and-potato item (4, 4)
15 Step on the gas (10) 16 Drainage trench (5) 19 Street or lane (4)
20 Bend out of
shape (5)
21 Nervous (5)
22 Car fuel (6)
25 — Barlow,
X Factor judge (4)
26 Group of
musicians (4)
27 False name (5)
28 Horse’s neck-hair (4) 31 Summer shoe (6)
32 Sense of
self-respect (7)
33 Head cook (4)
36 Religious
minister (6)
37 Baking chamber (4) 39 Cyclist (5)
45 Upper limb (3)
46 Dismiss from a job (4) 47 Dancer’s
garment (7)
48 Eyelid hair (4)
49 Enjoyment (3)
51 — Moore, James
Bond actor (5)
52 Street vehicle
on rails (4)
53 Curly-haired dog (6) 57 Toothy smile (4)
59 Cat’s cheek-hair (7)
61 Second-largest continent (6)
65 Thick cord (4)
66 Have a
hankering (5)
67 Bird’s bill (4)
68 Roaring big feline (4) 70 Tune (6)
71 Make a baaing sound (5) 73 Music star Bowie or comedian Walliams (5)
74 Rubber stopper (4) 80 Elevate (5)
81 Book of word
definitions (10)
82 Poison
neutraliser (8)
83 Moorland plant (7) 84 Waterlogged
area (5)
85 Reject,
abandon (8)
DOWN
1 Thin biscuit (5) 2 Bistro, eatery (10) 3 Candle cord (4) 4 Tepid (8)
6 As soon as (4) 7 Long vegetable (4) 9 Marsh plant (4) 10 Abrupt (6) 11 Procession of vehicles (9) 12 Ask for (7) 13 Moist (4) 17 Sherlock —, Baker Street sleuth (6) 18 Connect in one’s mind (9)
23 Grass-cutting
machine (9)
24 Thin fog (4)
25 Sharp intake
of breath (4)
29 Unbiased (4)
30 Burn slightly (6)
34 Fruit similar to
a nectarine (5)
35 — Sinatra, singer
of My Way (5)
38 Go into (5)
40 Silly (4)
41 — Manilow,
pop star (5)
42 Self-satisfied (4)
43 Full of potential (9) 44 Breakfast
rashers (5)
46 Cleaning season? (6) 50 Vessel for towing
water-skiers (9)
54 Hitchhiker’s ride (4) 55 Absurd (10)
56 Young deer (4)
58 Disgusting (9)
60 Untidy pile (4)
62 Introductory book (6) 63 Egyptian
monument (7)
64 Solo card game (8) 69 Pre-Christmas period (6) 72 Door-securing device (4)
75 Emerald-coloured (5) 76 Lazy (4)
77 Be aware (4)
78 Percussion
instrument (4)
79 Brad —,
Hollywood star (4)