NAME GAME

Hidden in the grid is the name of a late filmmaker. Answer the questions, then re-arrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. SOLUTION TOMORROW

BOX 1: Which 1929 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock (pictured) is often cited as the first British ‘talkie’? Blackmail (W) Bribery (S) Extortion (D)

BOX 2: Which tV presenter recently released the album songs From My Heart? Sara Cox (M) Amanda Holden (A) Noel Fielding (K)

BOX 3: When did the Great Hurricane, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, kill 22,000 people? 1780 (R) 1880 (I) 1980 (H)

BOX 4: Which role did John Le Mesurier play in the tV sitcom Dad’s Army? Private Charles Godfrey (L)

Lance Corporal Jack Jones (T) Sergeant Arthur Wilson (C)

BOX 5: Which of these u.s. actresses gave birth to her second child, a son named spencer, in september? Mindy Kaling (E) Gina Rodriguez (S) Zooey Deschanel (W)

BOX 6: David Byrne was lead singer of which rock band? The Cars (L) Talk Talk (O) Talking Heads (V)

BOX 7: Which animated tV show for children features four colourful human-like creatures who fix problems?

Biggleton (F) Tinpo (N) Kazoops! (I)

BOX 8: Which of the following is a plant pathogenic virus that causes viral infections in many plants? Cucumber maze virus (H) Pumpkin puzzle virus (T) Watermelon mosaic virus (E)

BOX 9: singer Johnny nash, who died in October, is best known for which 1972 hit? I Can See Clearly Now (S) Without You (X) I Get the Sweetest Feeling (O)

Friday’s answer: Lily Cole (1L, 2O, 3E, 4L. 5C, 6Y, 7L, 8I).