£1000 Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking JO BRAND and BILL BRYSON, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Genealogy (8)
5 Ogle (3,2)
8 International sports
competition (5,3)
15 Hugged (7)
16 One assigned to a post (9)
17 Learned (7)
18 Slacken (6)
19 Marilyn –, actress (6)
22 Caused by (3,2)
24 Counterpart (4)
26 – McGregor, actor (4)
28 Latin American dance (5)
30 Inflammation of the
voicebox (10)
33 Electrical socket (5,5)
36 Envy (8)
41 African country (8)
45 Throat condition (5)
47 Sailing vessel (4)
48 Come into view (6)
49 – Waugh, writer (6)
50 Green-fleshed fruit (4)
52 – Paul, Breaking Bad
actor (5)
54 Suave (8)
55 American state (8)
58 Carefully chosen (4-6)
60 Adhesive memo (4-2,4)
63 Party (5)
65 Part of a wine glass (4)
66 Store (4)
68 Hickory tree (5)
70 End (6)
72 Member of an ancient
Mexican civilisation (6)
80 Country in Oceania (7)
81 Restaurant (9)
82 Quiver (7)
83 Forsakes (8)
84 Supports (5)
85 Overwhelm (8)
DOWN
1 Bundle (4)
2 – Smith, author of The Hundred And One Dalmatians (5)
3 Italian astronomer (7)
4 Furthest away (7)
5 Catch sight of (4)
6 Great Lake (4)
7 Taps lightly (4)
9 Take by storm (7)
10 Bay trees (7)
11 Wept (5)
12 Furtive look (4)
13 Assess (4)
14 American city (4)
20 Object of worship (4)
21 Log boat (4)
23 Wheat spike (3)
25 Flower (4)
27 Courts (4)
29 Hawaiian garland (3)
31 Recess (4)
32 One unable to sleep (9)
34 Delight (9)
35 Drinking venues (4)
36 Exhausted (5)
37 Nuclear weapon (1-4)
38 Atlantic, say (5)
39 Regretful (5)
40 Unlocks (5)
42 Military groups (5)
43 Balearic Island (5)
44 Stephen –, author and TV presenter (3)
46 Corporate leader (1,1,1)
51 Bargain (4)
53 Brisk pace (4)
56 No more than (4)
57 Bludgeon (4)
58 Stoves (4)
59 US sporting league (1,1,1)
61 Mythical monster (3)
62 Ages (4)
64 Indifferent (7)
65 Capital of Puerto Rico (3,4)
67 Lancashire city (7)
68 Private entrance (7)
69 – Summer, singer-songwriter (5)
71 Badger’s abode (4)
73 Fervour (4)
74 Leg bone (5)
75 Middle layer of the eye (4)
76 Young sheep (4)
77 Of the ears (4)
78 Vases (4)
79 Gala (4)