£1000 Big Name Crossword
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Vic Reeves and Emilia Fox, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
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Former Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (4, 7) Director of the films Platoon and Nixon (6, 5) Chimney cleaner (5) Capital of Norway (4) Set on fire (6) Part of the foot (6) Scissors cut (4) Cutlass (5) Starting, initiating (11) Female officer of the law (11) 25 Racecourse official (7) 27 Fugitive (7) 30 Ground meat (5) 31 Release, free (5) 33 Ancient Egyptian ruler (7) 36 Poison (7) 38 Heavenly being (5) 40 Look through a shop
in a casual manner (6) 41 Old Roman garment (4) 43 Strongbox (4) 44 Shrink back in horror (6) 45 Prolonged
water shortage (7) 46 Satellite’s circuit (5) 47 Period of rule (5) 48 All-time low point (5) 52 Expertise (5) 53 Nation’s accounts (7) 54 Whitening chemical (6) 55 Fermented honey (4) 57 Cheque counterfoil (4) 59 Fame, repute (6) 60 Chasm (5) 61 Device for grilling bread (7) 63 Part of a tangerine (7) 65 Colour of old
photographs (5) 67 Firearm (5) 69 Sibling (7) 71 Fried banger (7) 74 Bright, clever (11) 77 Sensational, eye-catching (11) 80 Poem section (5) 81 Greek god of love (4) 82 Ought to (6) 84 Talking cage bird (6) 86 Highlander (4) 87 Dizzy (5) 88 Animated Disney classic
remade in 2019 (3, 4, 4) 89 Legendary comedian who wore a trademark red fez (5, 6) 1 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22
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Rare, from a foreign land (6) Mirage (8) Sugary cake topping (5) 4 Family (3) 5 Sir — John, singer (5) 6 Cumbersome (7) 7 Novice (7) 9 Slowly (music) (5) 10 Animal doctor (3) 11 India’s currency unit (5) 12 Trinket on a shelf (8) 13 Grow wider (6) 21 Private teacher (5) 23 Picture (5) 24 Down payment (7) 26 Incorrect (5) 28 Major arterial trunk (5) 29 Powered by fission (7) 30 TV sitcom written by Brendan O’Carroll who also plays the role of Agnes (3, 6, 4) Profoundly deaf Scottish virtuoso percussionist who was made a Dame in 2007 (6, 7) 34 Eavesdrop (5) 35 Grassy road edge (5) 37 Banned, taboo (9) 39 Lawyer (9) 42 Highly respected (7) 43 Floors of a building (7) 49 Performance
from memory (7) 50 Absorbing pastime (5) 51 Computer
accessory (5) 52 Phantom (7) 56 Business handler (5) 58 Long lock of hair (5) 62 Apathetic gesture (5) 64 Harry Potter’s
special talent? (5) 66 Put off, delay (8) 68 Large paper size (8) 70 Daydream (7) 71 Government sponsorship (7) Making no sound (6) Volcano mouth (6) Lariat (5) Synthetic fibre (5) Keyboard instrument (5) 79 Room in a loft (5) 83 Acorn tree (3) 85 Jamaican drink (3) 1 2 3 32 72 73 75 76 78
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
Fraudulently adjust dossier about dads, oddly (6) Head of state built an unsightly port in Turkey (8) Lightly cooked — extremely lightly, unusually (6) London station where Napoleon was defeated (8) Show ridicule for imitation (4) Speedy street for journalists? (5) Look squarely at mountain side (4) Spirit seen suffering from myopia (5-7) 20 Tory craves vote in mix-up (12) Test former partner before noon (4) 24 Winona heard band’s backstage requirements (5) 25 Dessert served after
small tuber? (4) 28 Tip of nose lost by a lover with a sweet smell (8) 29 It goes back around a popular tropical destination (6) 30 Brightly glowing duck is a tropical bird (8) The French will follow elaborate tart with shake (6) 1 4 9 10 12 13 14 17 23 31
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First brief time in woodland (8) Member of the board ordered creditor (8) Starts off letter ‘I love you, flower’ (4) Two sleazy men — one might perform on the streets of Delhi (5, 7) District in Far East (4) Everyone included in dreadful poetic music (6) Provide new equipment for rising thief (6)
Flat American regions declining easy ride (5, 7) Bend forward, halt — leave nothing inside (5) He enters bar backwards — it’s treatment for the alcoholic (5) Precisely locate a tip for the tailor? (8) Top story creates a furrow on the brow, perhaps (8) Representation to constitute 50 per cent (6) 22 Father and Supreme Being found on a temple in Asia (6) Levy placed on one vehicle for hire (4) Epic tale partly unfolds again (4) 11 15 16 18 19 21 26 27
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record
ACROSS
Folk violin (6) Modern name for Constantinople (8) Seldom (6) Eurovision-winning song for ABBA (8) Practice 23 Across (4) James —, The Vicar of Dibley’s Hugo Horton (5) Clock dial (4) Unable to focus on distant objects (5-7) 20 In favour of traditional values (12) Written exercise (4) 24 Jockey (5) 25 Potato (4) 28 Fragrant (8) 29 Island in French Polynesia (6) Pink wading bird (8) Baby’s toy (6) 1 4 9 10 12 13 14 17 23 30 31
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Of greatest importance (8) Film maker (8) Water —, attractive pond plant (4) Performer who works with a serpent (5, 7) Length times breadth (4) Slow love song (6) Pillager (6) Smooth progress (5, 7) Hunched posture (5) Popular single by Amy Winehouse (5) Identify exactly (8) Lead phrase of a newspaper article (8) 21 Sake, interest (6) 22 Pyramidal tower (6) 26 Classic US sitcom about cab drivers (4) Long heroic story (4) 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 11 15 16 18 19 27
Which one of our four definitions is correct? POPSOCK 1 Knee-length nylon sock worn under trousers Action or event that completely defeats an opponent Unexpected fact or piece of news Senseless chatter 2 3 4