The name game

Hidden in the grid is the name of a comedian. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name.

BOX1: What position was held by the late Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919 – 1980)?

Sultan of Brunei (K) King of Iraq (Y) Shah of Iran (E)

BOX2: Hidcote, Munstead and Folgate are varieties of which plant?

Geranium (W) Ivy (F) Lavender (C)

BOX3: Selenium sulphide is primarily used to treat what medical condition?

Heartburn (N) Dandruff (A) Gum disease (P)

BOX4: What is the stage name of Shawn Corey Carter?

Dr Dre (B) Jay-z (A) 50 Cent (L)

BOX5: In which American state is Yale University?

Connecticut (R) Rhode Island (C) Massachusetts (S)

BOX6: Flintlock was the pop group in which 1970s children’s TV show?

You Must Be Joking (S) Cheggers Plays Pop (L) Get It Together (I)

BOX7: Who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam Tennis tournaments in one year?

Louise Brough (M) Maureen Connolly (A) Billie Jean King (O)

BOX8: It Sticks Out Half a Mile was a radio-broadcast sequel to which TV sitcom?

Fawlty Towers (T) Hi-de-hi! (R) Dad’s Army (P)

BOX9: Which 1963 film garnered an Oscar nomination for the late actor Richard Harris (pictured)?

Room at the Top (B) This Sporting Life (S) Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (E)

BOX10: What work by Voltaire was made into an operetta with music by Leonard Bernstein?

Plato’s Dream (U) Oedipus (X) Candide (O)