Classic Challenge

HOW TO WIN...

We dare you to take the Classic Challenge and try to solve this crossword.When you have nished, the letters in the coloured squares, reading from left to right and top to bottom, will reveal an answer.Write this answer only on the entry coupon.

ACROSS

1 Murder mystery franchise (6)

5 British pound (4) 9 French farewell (5) 10 Dramatic musical (5) 11 Greek capital (6) 13 Curved entryway (4) 15 Large Asian desert (4) 16 Duty of care (14)

20 Stink (4)

22 Deaden (6)

24 Dame Judi ---, Bond lm actress (5)

25 Winona ---, Stranger Things actress (5) 27 Rock or snow slide (9) 28 The Devil (5)

30 Shout hooray (5)

31 Put into words (6) 33 Japanese wrestler (4) 35 Not relevant (6,3,5) 39 Ready to eat (4) 41 Printer's blue (4) 42 Louisa May ---, Little Women author (6)

45 Northern Territory

rock landmark (5)

46 Throw out of school (5)

47 Work units (4)

48 Lavatory (6)

DOWN

1 Body of water (3) 2 Cheer (3)

3 Stone worker (5)

4 Garlic mayonnaise (5) 5 Seemingly but not actually (5)

6 First scale note (3) 7 Reject, forbid (4) 8 Feigner of sickness (10) 12 At that time (4)

14 Move upwards (5)

15 Romany (5)

17 Parentless child (6)

18 Day of rest (7)

19 Garbage can (3)

21 Make woollen garments (4)

23 Shakespeare play about a Scottish king (7) 24 Causing great ruin (10) 25 Regain lost money (6) 26 Club fees (4)

29 Mudbrick (5)

31 Kitty (5)

32 Wood chopper (3) 34 Tie a rope tightly (4) 36 Sups (5)

37 Entice, allure (5) 38 Laud (5)

40 Drain-hole stopper (4)

41 Snooker stick (3) 43 Night bird (3) 44 Expression of disapproval (3)