£1000 Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Kurt Cobain and Charlie Chaplin, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Emmerdale pub (8) 5 Ed —, winner of the 400m hurdles in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics (5) 8 War —, Tolstoy’s monumental novel (3, 5) 15 Erudite (7) 16 Matter-of-fact (9) 17 Rubbish (7) 18 USA’s northern neighbour (6) 19 Matt Willis’s band (6) 22 Ian —, EastEnders businessman (5) 24 Stratford’s river (4) 26 Sea-girt land (4) 28 Vessel formerly used by Algerian pirates (5) 30 Opera glasses (10) 33 Ernest —, British explorer who commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic (10) 36 Another name for the ant bear (8) 41 Disregard (8) 45 Sun-dried brick used for building (5) 47 Flushed —, animated comedy (4) 48 Fondle (6) 49 Japanese name for Japan (6) 50 Ostracise (4) 52 Bury (5) 54 Completely (8) 55 Manual worker (8) 58 Spice Girl (4, 6) 60 Russian-born composer whose works include Oedipus Rex (10) 63 First Greek letter (5) 65 — Stefani, singer whose hits include Hollaback Girl (4) 66 Rock of —, hymn (4) 68 Oyster’s gem (5) 70 Roman emperor (6) 72 Season following summer (6) 80 Model’s runway (7) 81 Oceanic bird noted for its powerful gliding flight (9) 82 Sewing aid (7) 83 Cellar (8) 84 Carried chair (5) 85 — Rock, Graham Greene novel (8)
DOWN
1 Predatory canine mammal (4) 2 Northern Irish town (5) 3 Dashing manner (7) 4 Virtuoso solo passage near the end of a composition (7) 5 Sulk (4) 6 Type of window (4) 7 Recounted, told (4) 9 Negligee (7) 10 Seemingly self-contradictory statement (7) 11 Prize (5) 12 Fencing sword (4) 13 Untamed (4) 14 Boyfriend (4) 20 Cain’s victim (4) 21 Religious painting (4) 23 Scottish racecourse site (3) 25 Beasts of burden (4) 27 London district (4) 29 Wager (3) 31 Fleet (4) 32 Heavy waterproof fabric (9) 34 Small sausage (9) 35 — Liu, Elementary star (4) 36 Gemstone (5) 37 Respond to a stimulus (5) 38 Fawlty Towers hotelier (5) 39 Market stall (5) 40 Thierry —, former footballer (5) 42 R and B singer whose albums include Confessions (5) 43 Male singing voice (5) 44 Barbie’s counterpart? (3) 46 Secret agent (3) 51 Lively breed of horse (4) 53 — Bear, cartoon grizzly (4) 56 Golfer’s warning shout (4) 57 Antlered animal (4) 58 — McGregor, actor (4) 59 Chart (3) 61 Health resort (3) 62 Ivy League college (4) 64 Commendation (7) 65 Small cucumber used for pickling (7) 67 Stroll (7) 68 Ricky —, Australian ex-cricketer (7) 69 Bill —, US software tycoon (5) 71 Dutch football team (4) 73 Former Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) 74 Himalayan region (5) 75 Blackleg (4) 76 Wading bird (4) 77 Horse-breeding farm (4) 78 Elton —, musician (4) 79 — Grey, X-Men mutant (4)