Big name crossword

Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win €1000.

ACROSS

Hairy horror-film creature (8) Australian ‘bear’ (5) Take for granted (7) Fried cod-and-potato item (4, 4)

Step on the gas (10) Drainage trench (5) Street or lane (4) Bend out of shape (5)

Nervous (5)

Car fuel (6)

— Barlow,

X Factor judge (4) Group of musicians (4)

False name (5) Horse’s neck-hair (4) Summer shoe (6) Sense of self-respect (7)

Head cook (4) Religious minister (6)

Baking chamber (4) Cyclist (5)

Upper limb (3) Dismiss from a job (4) Dancer’s garment (7)

Eyelid hair (4) Enjoyment (3) — Moore, James Bond actor (5)

Street vehicle on rails (4) Curly-haired dog (6) Toothy smile (4)

Cat’s cheek-hair (7)

Second-largest continent (6)

Thick cord (4)

Have a hankering (5)

Bird’s bill (4)

Roaring big feline (4) Tune (6)

Make a baaing sound (5) Music star Bowie or comedian Walliams (5)

Rubber stopper (4) Elevate (5)

Book of word definitions (10) Poison neutraliser (8) Moorland plant (7) Waterlogged area (5)

Reject, abandon (8)

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Thin biscuit (5) Bistro, eatery (10) Candle cord (4) Tepid (8)

As soon as (4) Long vegetable (4) Marsh plant (4) Abrupt (6) Procession of vehicles (9)

Ask for (7)

Moist (4)

Sherlock —, Baker Street sleuth (6) Connect in one’s mind (9)

Grass-cutting machine (9)

Thin fog (4)

Sharp intake of breath (4) Unbiased (4)

Burn slightly (6)

Fruit similar to a nectarine (5) — Sinatra, singer of My Way (5)

Go into (5)

Silly (4)

— Manilow, pop star (5) Self-satisfied (4)

Full of potential (9) Breakfast rashers (5)

Cleaning season? (6) Vessel for towing water-skiers (9) Hitchhiker’s ride (4) Absurd (10)

Young deer (4) Disgusting (9)

Untidy pile (4) Introductory book (6) Egyptian monument (7)

Solo card game (8) Pre-christmas period (6) Door-securing device (4) Emerald-coloured (5) Lazy (4)

Be aware (4) Percussion instrument (4)

Brad —,

Hollywood star (4) Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Irish Mirror