Prize puzzles and fun quizzes
Solve the crossword to find, reading from top to bottom in the shaded squares, the name of an actress. This is your competition entry answer. See the ‘How to enter’ panel, below right.
Across
1 Noel - - -, comedian who presents The Great British Bake Off and starred in The Mighty Boosh (8) 7 Comic strip cat created by Jim Davis (8) 11 Chemical element and Superman’s home planet (7) 12 Rickety old car falling to pieces (6) 15 Bayed like a wolf (6) 18 Slithered (4) 19 - - - Smith, TV’S 11th Doctor Who (4) 20 Innumerable (9) 21 Santa’s mode of transport (6) 22 Tried out (6) 23 Cream - - -, West Country treat with a scone (3) 24 Thus (9) 27 Not Going Out man, - - - Mack (3) 28 Former surname of Girls Aloud’s Kimberley (5) 31 Item of cutlery for slicing (5) 34 1975 US musical featuring Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly (7) 37 Constrain, discourage (7) 38 Engraving (7) 39 Blaspheme (5) 40 Dry, brittle (5) 41 Below (7) 42 Genuine in sentiment, heartfelt (7) 43 Float in the air (5) 45 - - - and fauna, region’s plant and animal life (5) 46 Vesper - - -, James Bond’s signature tipple (7) 47 Those awarded the title “Sir” (7) 48 Confuse or confound (7) 50 Jessica - - -, Blue Sky Oscar-winner and American Horror Story actress (5) 52 Velocity (5) 56 Shade of colour (3) 57 - - - and Bristol fashion, all neat and tidy (9) 62 - - - Astbury, founding member and vocalist for The Cult (3) 63 Peninsula in Ukraine bordering on the Black Sea (6) 64 End-of-spectrum colour, or flower (6) 65 Appalling (9) 66 Dregs (4) 68 Just, only (4) 69 Light-sensitive area at the back of the eye (6) 71 Dealer (6) 73 Very young children (7) 74 Usually (8) 75 And similar things (Latin) (2,6)
Down
1 Unnaturally high male singing voice (8) 2 Burden (4) 3 Snooze (3) 4 Statement of acclaim and respect (7) 5 Disciple (7) 6 Missile launched by submarine (7) 8 Time gone by (3) 9 Listed article (4) 10 False teeth (8) 12 Puzzle in which pieces must be fitted together (6) 13 Circulates, like a satellite (6) 14 Sailing boat often used in racing (5) 15 Great hurry (5) 16 Emma - - -, Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, pictured left (6) 17 Drag one’s feet, waste time (6) 25 Lift up (5) 26 Former French unit of currency (5) 29 Person employed to lend out and stack books (9) 30 Thumb a lift (9) 31 Mementos (9) 32 Inducement, motivating factor (9) 33 Patella (7) 34 Mobile home (7) 35 Fateful (7) 36 Lie (7) 44 In cricket, bowler’s approach to the wicket (3-2) 45 Messy dirt (5) 49 Padre (8) 50 Hannibal - - -, Silence Of The Lambs character (6) 51 Zodiac sign represented by the Twins (6) 53 Irrational fear (6) 54 Hesitate (6) 55 Serious eating disorder (8) 57 - - - Hayek, actress who starred in Frida, pictured right (5) 58 Conjure up in the mind (7) 59 Academic pupil (7) 60 Totals, sums (7) 61 Significant or major occasion (5) 67 Appear (4) 68 Thaw, dissolve (4) 70 Nought (3) 72 Groove (3)