£1000 Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking AGATHA CHRISTIE and MICHAEL EAVIS, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Luxurious existence (4,4)
5 Military order (5,4)
10 Winged child in art (6)
16 Asserts (5)
17 Cured herring (7)
18 Perceive (5)
19 The –, Dutch city (5)
20 – Bunton, singer and radio presenter (4)
21 Rematch (6)
22 Baptise (8)
23 Glided (4)
26 Vegetables (5)
28 Tear into small pieces (3,2)
29 Plaid (6)
33 Singe (4)
34 Bishop’s headdress (5)
35 Half of a quarter (6)
39 Mexican currency (4)
40 Former Nigerian capital (5)
42 Hit back (9)
45 English river (4)
47 Accolade (7)
48 Unemployed (7)
49 Repose (4)
52 Narrow in outlook (9)
53 Israeli city (5)
54 Type of word (4)
57 Fastening pins (6)
59 Is very fond of (5)
60 Arrests (4)
64 Extravagant (6)
65 Photo book (5)
66 – Carroll, writer (5)
70 Personal identity (4)
71 Similarity (8)
72 Young swan (6)
75 Captain Hook’s boatswain (4)
79 Wear down (5)
80 Greek letter (5)
81 Edible stalks (7)
82 Machine with two or more functions (5)
83 – Williams, tennis player (6)
84 Ruse (9)
85 Final performance (8)
DOWN
1 Celestial (8)
2 Emit light (5)
3 Endure (4)
4 Roughage (5)
6 – Jackson, American singer (2,4)
7 Robbery at sea (6)
8 Forceful, with confidence (9)
9 Serve this with lamb (4,5)
11 Sunken ditch (2-2)
12 Control (8)
13 Lineage (8)
14 Hard work (4)
15 Drain (5)
24 Former Russian rulers (5)
25 Worldly (7)
27 Group morality (5)
30 Egg dish (8)
31 Platform (5)
32 Selfishness (7)
36 Inscription on a tomb (7)
37 Cassette (4)
38 Joking (7)
41 From Glasgow, say (8)
42 Depend (4)
43 Strong tough person (7)
44 Biblical figure (4)
46 Informer (4)
50 Surpass (7)
51 In existence (5)
55 U-shaped curve in a river (5)
56 Parent’s brother (5)
58 Only representative (4,5)
59 Capital of Slovenia (9)
61 Small bubbles on the skin (8)
62 Wicked person (8)
63 Escorting (8)
67 Small pointed missiles (5)
68 – Gaynor, singer (6)
69 Charge with a crime (6)
73 Small fly (4)
74 Arm joint (5)
76 Afro-Cuban rhythm (5)
77 Observed (4)
78 Screen symbol (4)