Crossword: Win £550

Use the anagrams, straight, cryptic, quiz and picture clues to solve the crossword. When completed correctly, the pink squares, reading top to bottom, left to right, will reveal the answer to the question below:

23A stars in Guy Ritchie’s new film The Gentlemen next month – who is he playing? (8). This is your prize answer. See below for details on how to enter. ACROSS 1 Which is the largest country in the world (by area)? (6) 4 & 24A PICTURE A Who was his fourth wife? (4,2,6) 7 Can you tune in to the BAD digital radio? (3) 8 Yellow-haired (6) 9 What is the official name of the Republic of Ireland? (4) 10 ANAGRAM ROTAS 11 Decays (4) 13 What unit of length is equal to three feet? (4) 15 See 23D 17 Nought (4) 19 Mobile phone message (4) 21 In the phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter ‘D’? (5) 23 Between a rock and a ___ place, expression (4) 24 See 4A 25 Maiden name indicator (3) 26 Frankfurter served in a long soft roll (3,3) 27 Have I confused Harry as the SLYEST One Direction member? (6) DOWN 1 What word can go in front of necking, band and duck to make three different things? (6) 2 See 16D 3 Also known as the European viper, which is the only poisonous snake in Britain? (5) 4 ANAGRAM BIASANT 5 In a traditional game of bingo, what is the highest number? (6) 6 It’s a ___ worse than death, saying (4) 12 It takes one to know ___, expression (3) 14 What is the Latin word for ‘king’? (3) 16 & 2D PICTURE C He is one of the co-founders of which hugely successful band? (7,5) 18 Strange or eccentric person (3,3) 19 Hypothesis (6) 20 Tries (the flavour of something, eg) (6) 22 Dull pains gave CHASE (5) 23 & 15A PICTURE B Who is he? (4,5)