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HIDDEN in the grid is the name of a British author. Answer the questions, then re-arrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. Solution tomorrow. BOX 1: In which 1961 novel did John le Carré (right) introduce character George Smiley? The Honourable Schoolboy (T) Call For The Dead (I) A Murder Of Quality (R) BOX 2: In Test cricket, for whom does Devendra Bishoo play? West Indies (G) Sri Lanka (Y) Pakistan (W) BOX 3: Said And Done was the debut album of which band? Boyzone (L) Westlife (P) Take That (H) BOX 4: What is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains? Mount Mitchell (F) Balsam Cone (Q) Clingmans Dome (B) BOX 5: What is the surname of Andy, the Shadow Transport Secretary since 2016? Watson (O) Burgon (K) McDonald (E) BOX 6: Who presented Channel 4’s Child Genius 2019? Richard Osman (A) Ben Shephard (U) Jeff Stelling (D) BOX 7: In chemistry, what is formaldehyde? Colourless pungent gas (I) Copper alloy (V) Coal tar (S) BOX 8: What is a skua? Dog (J) Lizard (C) Seabird (N) BOX 9: Which Beatle was born at 9 Madryn Street in Liverpool? Paul McCartney (X) George Harrison (A) Ringo Starr (N) BOX 10: In bingo, which number is also called ‘two little ducks’? Twenty-two (M) Forty-two (Z) Sixty-two (T) Yesterday’s answer: JUNE BROWN (1J, 2O, 3U, 4E, 5B, 6W, 7R, 8N, 9N).