£1000 Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Irving Berlin and Gloria Stuart, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Rude, surly (8) 5 Say sorry (9) 10 Outlaw, robber (6) 16 Lift, elevate (5) 17 Praise, approval (7)
18 Rub out (5) 19 Blacksmith’s block (5)
20 Entry on a list (4)
21 Harsh, strict (6)
22 Insinuation (8)
23 Daze (4)
26 Adapt (5)
28 Stoneworker (5)
29 Select (6)
33 Lob (4)
34 Dull unpleasant
task (5)
35 Inn (6)
39 Grade (4)
40 Faith (5)
42 Hearth (9)
45 Back of the neck (4) 47 Sadism (7)
48 Go and fetch (7)
49 Satan’s realm (4)
52 Lack of knowledge (9) 53 Salad plant with pungent leaves (5) 54 Net (4)
57 Grab onto (6)
59 Male relative (5)
60 In addition (4)
64 Marzipan nut (6)
65 Shovel (5)
66 Large stringed instrument (5)
70 Got up (4)
71 Hold differing views (8)
72 Curt, brusque (6)
75 Girl (4)
79 Go by car (5)
80 Shift with difficulty (5) 81 Humiliating
failure (7)
82 Cuban ballroom
dance (5)
83 Respect (6)
84 Decoration (9)
85 Prolonged
and bitter feud (8)
DOWN
1 Jumper which buttons up the front (8) 2 Bring together (5) 3 Welsh vegetable emblem (4) 4 Tremble (5) 6 Invocation to a god (6) 7 Clear, transparent (6) 8 Type of plum (9) 9 Person made to take the blame for others (9) 11 Partly open (4) 12 Loyalty, dedication (8) 13 Naturally gifted (8)
14 Dull pain (4)
15 Flexible (5)
24 Joint of the arm (5) 25 Treatment (7)
27 Plant spike (5) 30 Blissfully happy (8) 31 Phony, fake (5)
32 Greed (7)
36 Frenzied (7) 37 Specified day (4) 38 Affluent (7)
41 Place to keep
DIY equipment? (4, 4)
42 Folder in which
related papers are kept (4) 43 Hard material used
for kitchen worktops (7)
44 In this place (4)
46 Gasp, breath heavily (4)
50 Chocolate filling made
from crushed nuts (7)
51 Fruit similar to a nectarine (5) 55 Well-balanced (5)
56 Minute particle
of dirt or dust (5)
58 Random (9)
59 Lingerie (9)
61 Large short-haired
retriever-type dog (8)
62 Fantastic! (8)
63 Greek dish with layers of
meat and aubergine (8)
67 Suspicious (5)
68 Rarely (6)
69 Element from which diamonds are formed (6) 73 Boulder (4)
74 Bit (5)
76 Confess (5)
77 Mock (4)
78 Poke (4)