Big name crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Paddington Bear and Queen Elizabeth II, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win €1000.
ACROSS
25 Coal miner (7)
27 Railway vehicle (5)
30 — Jane, Anne Hathaway biopic (8)
Frenchman’s hat? (5) Branch of science (7) — Hewitt, Australian tennis ace (7) — D’acampo, celebrity chef (4)
38 — fingerprint, pattern
of DNA (7)
41 Put up with (8)
42 Unwanted plant (4)
43 Personal name of God
revealed to Moses (7) 44 Flip — a coin (4)
46 Tiger —, flower (4)
50 The — Queen,
1951 film (7)
51 Hickory tree nut (5)
55 Throw out (5)
56 Last (5)
58 Endangered ape found in Borneo (5-4)
The —, Mary Norton’s children’s favourite (9) Aurora —, northern lights (8)
62 English king known as ‘the Unready’ (8)
The —, 1967 Dustin Hoffman movie (8)
67 Lawn game (5)
68 Snake-haired Gorgon of Greek myth (6)
— con carne, spicy Mexican dish (6)
73 Curved structure (4)
74 Herb (5)
76 Boredom (5)
77 Barrier (4)
78 Gossip (4)
Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Irish Mirror
Steve —, former
England manager (8) Without embarrassment (9) Material (6)
Shay —, former Newcastle goalie (5) Crime against the crown (7)
Ben —, outdoor-based TV presenter (5)
19 Move slightly (5)
20 Nothing (4)
21 Fit to farm (6)
22 Brass instrument (8)
23 Homer Simpson’s
son (4)
26 V-shaped cut (5)
28 Peach —, fruity ice
cream dessert (5)
29 Case occupied
by 79A? (6)
33 Walking stick (4)
34 Betting chance (5)
35 Protect (6)
39 Part of a chain (4)
40 Open to view (5)
42 Hugh Jackman’s X-men
character (9)
45 American university (4) 47 Banking transaction (7) 48 Hypersensitivity to a
substance (7)
49 Part of the foot (4)
52 — and Horses, classic
sitcom (4, 5)
53 Germaine —, feminist (5) 54 Suburban house (4)
57 The Marriage of —, Mozart opera (6) Monster (5)
1 5
10 16
17 18 59
60 St —, Cornish holiday
resort (4)
64 Bandit (6)
65 John Logie —, inventor
of the television (5)
66 Thespian (5)
70 Biblical garden (4)
71 Small carnivorous animal with the ability to kill venomous snakes unharmed (8)
72 Robust (6)
75 Deceased (4)
79 Insect grub (5)
80 Liquid measure (5)
81 Ill-fated (7)
82 Reddish hair dye (5)
83 Rider’s seat (6)
84 Daughter of Tsar
Nicholas II (9)
85 — Potter, creator of
Peter Rabbit (8)
DOWN
Periodical (8)
Blanket (5)
The Princess Royal (4) Go in (5) Accommodation for the homeless (6)
60 seconds (6)
Unused cooked food (9) Pop trio whose hits include Red Dress (9) Swedish pop group (4) Part of a central heating system (8) Treacherous (8)
Robert —, David Mitchell’s comedy partner (4)
15 Party (5)
24 Actors Martin
or Charlie (5)
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7 8 9
11 12
13 14 31 32 36
37 59 61 63 69