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What have American actress Jamie Lee Curtis and late pop legend Michael Jackson
both done? to find out, solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares to find the three-word prize answer. ACROSS 1 Antarctic bird (7) 5 Academic investigation (8) 9 Counterfoil of a ticket (4) 13 Zeroed in on a target (5) 14 Way to bowl a cricket ball or serve at tennis (7) 15 Chocolate biscuit (7) 16 Adult male voice (5) 17 Word that might come before cash or officer (5) 18 Bulb vegetables that can cause tears (6) 20 Family saying (5) 21 Six-legged beasts (7) 23 Measurement of land (4) 26 Ill-mannered (4) 27 Fundamental nature (7) 30 Palm fruit (7) 34 Disagreement (7) 36 Used to make a brew (6) 37 In the future (5) 39 Exchange letters (10) 40 Place in which to eat (6, 4) 42 Door fastener (5) 43 Rarely (6) 44 Army officer (7) 46 Fly south for the winter? (7) 47 Gloss or glaze (7) 48 Greedy, eager (4) 53 Perimeter (4) 54 Incorporate, comprise (7) 55 Spring month (5) 58 Pill or handheld computer (6) 60 Goods for sale (5) 62 Railway vehicle (5) 66 Italian red wine (7) 67 US state, capital Phoenix (7) 68 Decorative trimming (5) 69 Large pond (4) 70 Pony club meeting (8) 71 Old sailing vessel (7) DOWN 1 Spectre (7) 2 Proposed as
a candidate (9) 3 One least likely
to succeed (8) 4 Midday (4) 5 Coral barrier (4) 6 Limbless
reptile (5) 7 Owned up (8) 8 Six-sided unit (4) 10 Forbidden (5) 11 Sent away for
good (8) 12 Humorous (5) 19 Backless seat (5) 22 Sweet substance collected by bees (6) 24 Numbers-andletters game show (9) 25 Deposit of iron pyrites that falsely excites a prospector (5, 4) 26 Mockery,
derision (8) 28 Slumbers (6) 29 Stretched (8) 31 Comic-book
character (9) 32 Lucky mascot
or amulet (8) 33 Trodden
underfoot (8) 35 Walking proudly
or arrogantly (9) 38 Big-top
entertainment (6) 41 Name of eight of England’s kings (6) 45 Small rock (5) 49 Adaptable, capable of varying uses (9) 50 Pointing straight
up (8) 51 Type of furniture you assemble at home (4,4) 52 Pleasing (8) 56 Fat obtained
from wool (7) 57 Levi’s or Wranglers, perhaps (5) 59 Hurried, lively (5) 61 Fine porcelain (5) 63 Large town (4) 64 Settee (4) 65 6 Down’s tooth (4)