CELEB CROSSWORD

Solve the crossword in the usual way. When complete, the letters in the ringed squares, reading from top to bottom, will answer the question below about our featured celebrity, actor Channing Tatum.

QUESTION: Muscular movie star Channing Tatum has been responsible for soaring temperatures in the cinemas with Magic Mike XXL, the body-baring sequel to his 2012 semi-autobiographical tale about a troupe of male strippers.

What intimate information has Channing revealed in a recent interview about — er, that part of himself that he doesn’t actually reveal in the film?

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2 Clock face (4)

3 Example’s 2014 hit, Kids — (5)

4 Snake of the boa family (8)

5 Tofu source (4,4)

6 Sleeveless outer garment (5)

7 Prima donna (4)

8 Front part of the brain (8)

9 Group of convicts shackled

together (5,4)

10 Collier (4,5)

11 Division of a play (5)

12 Whisky (6)

13 Ornamental ruffle (5)

14 Film with Penelope Cruz,

Captain —’s Mandolin (7)

15 Bedtime drink (5)

16 Non-professional (7)

17 Pasta ribbon (6)

18 Military rank held by Jack Jones in

Dad’s Army (5,8)

19 Quantum of Solace theme song,

— Way To Die (7)

20 Roll Out the —, traditional

drinking song (6)

21 Understated expression for a large

amount of money (1,5,7)

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23 Eagle’s nest (5)

24 Tribe (4)

25 Traditional sailors’ song (3,6)

26 Act without words (4)

27 Self-centred type (7)

28 Derisive laugh (7)

29 Horticulturist (8)

30 Proportion (5)

31 Comedienne, Sarah — (8)

32 Rock face (5)

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adornment (6)

34 Likely to happen soon,

in the — (6)

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36 Journal (5)

37 Venomous arachnid (8)

38 Pellet gun (3,5)

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Damon Albarn (4)

40 Knight of the Round Table (8)

41 Culinary herb (9)

42 Response (8)

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44 Time for which something lasts (8)

45 Kitchen cupboard, eg (4)

46 Sleeplessness (8)

47 Nation (5)

48 Steam room (5)

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50 Late Carry On and Eastenders actress,

— Windsor (7)

51 Japanese hostess (6)

52 Lay Me Down singer, Sam — (5)

53 Maxim (5)

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60 Sentimental yearning for days

gone by (9)