THE BIGGIE

Phwoar – it’s a whopper! Enjoy your puzzling

W hen at school, Blake Lively and Jack Nicholson both received what accolade?

To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the four-word prize answer.

ACROSS

1 Food mixer (7) 5 Menace, intimidate (8) 9 Hobble along with an injured leg (4) 13 School numbers subject (5) 14 Cargo on a transport vehicle (7) 15 Old sailing vessel (7) 16 Hurt by a wasp (5) 17 Office worker (5) 18 Top of the foot (6) 20 Sir Francis ..., seafarer (5) 21 Not in favour (7) 23 Smooth, level (4) 26 Sign on a shop door, perhaps (4) 27 Clap in approval (7) 30 Gin and vermouth mixture (7) 34 Paint a picture (7) 36 Magnificent (6) 37 Pleasant surprise (5) 39 Discussed terms (10) 40 Called on the blower (10) 42 Titles (5) 43 Lucky talisman (6) 44 Works’ restaurant (7) 46 Officially reveals (7) 47 Venetian water vehicle (7) 48 Deep voice (4) 53 Party giver (4) 54 Supernatural happening (7) 55 Solid squares (5) 58 Boys in blue (6) 60 Playground chute (5) 62 Bulky (5) 66 Fruit known as alligator pear (7) 67 Authentic (7) 68 Two times (5) 69 Back of foot (4) 70 London airport (8) 71 Place for rearing plants (7)

DOWN

1 Puzzled, stupefied (7) 2 Retinue, followers (9) 3 Architect (8) 4 Lashed together floating platform (4) 5 Largest plant (4) 6 Majestic (5) 7 Minor planet (8) 8 Rim (4) 10 Chemically unreactive (5) 11 Table tennis (4, 4) 12 Not sharp (5) 19 Movie award statuette (5) 22 Cross and irritable (6) 24 Retribution (9) 25 Sewing (9) 26 Adversary (8) 28 When wages or salaries are handed over (6) 29 Nevada gambling town (3, 5) 31 Demonstrated (9) 32 Taken into custody (8) 33 Undergraduates (8) 35 Army units (9) 38 Drawing implement (6) 41 Place of learning (6) 45 Liquid (5) 49 Egg-plant (9) 50 Neck injury (8) 51 Illumination by the sun (8) 52 Threedimensional artist (8) 56 Stage backdrop (7) 57 Atlantic or Pacific (5) 59 Not tight (5) 61 American cafe (5) 63 Middle of an apple (4) 64 Opinion (4) 65 Vegetable that might be runner, broad or baked (4)