£1000 Big Name Crossword

Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking PAULINE MCLYNN and OZZY OSBOURNE, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.

ACROSS

1 Occur (6)

4 King of Mercia (4)

7 Cut in two (5)

10 Airship (5)

14 City on the River Wear (6)

15 Slumber soundly (5,5)

16 European language (7)

17 Out in front (5)

18 Distress signal (abbr.) (1,1,1)

19 Conversation (4)

20 Wealthy (4-2-2)

23 Become lost or mislaid (2,6)

25 Gag (5)

26 US state (6)

28 Extension to a building (6)

29 Notes from a meeting (7)

32 Mountainous (6)

34 Shipping forecast zone (7)

36 Sloping type (6)

38 Of culture (6)

40 Salt Lake City’s state (4)

41 Mamma Mia band (4)

42 Pine for (5)

44 Wine-making valley in

California (4)

46 Particle (4)

47 Fingers and toes (6)

49 Against (6)

50 Tuneful (7)

52 Respiratory condition (6)

53 Sleep (7)

55 Fairground game (4-2)

59 Lasso (6)

60 Destiny (5)

62 Makes compulsory (8)

65 Western Isles (8)

67 Datum (4)

68 Gave food to (3)

69 Adult insect (5)

71 Gin and vermouth (7)

73 In spite of everything (10)

74 Worn away (6)

75 – Boyle, UK singer (5)

76 French artist (5)

77 Deities (4)

78 Fabric type (6)

DOWN

1 Flowering bush (9)

2 Fine earthenware (9)

3 Antelope (5)

5 Movies (5)

6 City in Yemen (4)

7 Very much (6)

8 Auction item (3)

9 Went out (6)

10 Aisling –, Irish comedian (3)

11 – Jones, early-modern

English architect (5)

12 Theatrical entertainment (9)

13 Unmoving (6)

18 Examine closely (4)

21 Brochure (7)

22 Carte du jour (4)

24 Citizen of Houston (5)

27 Estranged (9)

30 Balearic Island (5)

31 Queen of England and

Ireland 1558-1603 (9)

33 Injure with a knife (4)

34 Discovered (5)

35 Massacre (9)

37 Whichever (3)

39 Magazine for children (5)

43 British medical system (1,1,1)

44 Unpleasant (5)

45 Cougar (4)

48 Kettledrums (7)

51 David – George, First World

War prime minister (5)

52 Clumsy (3,6)

54 Domesticate (4)

56 Finish (3,4,2)

57 Fugitive (9)

58 Recompensed (4)

61 Behind (6)

63 Monotony (6) 64 Small ingenious device (6) ACROSS 66 Exposes (5) 1

Natascha, 5 Seamless, 10 Buskers, 15 Sewer, 68 Merged (5) 16 Whirl, 17 Raiding,

18 Alpha, 19 Ill, 69 Celia –, Calendar Girls 20

Nectarine, 21 Eddy, actress (5) 22 Floral, 23 Rotten,

25 Outright, 28 Nerve,

70 Wooden shoe (4)

30 Debris, 31 Object,

72 Charged particle (3) 34 Respect, 36 Skopje,

38 Anti, 39 Near miss, 73 Harry Potter’s friend (3) 42 Resent,

44 Seemingly,

46 Stay in, 48 Negation, 49 Clod, 50 One-two, 53 Columns, 55 Rialto, 56 Heated, 58 Mated,

60 No matter,

63 German, 67 At once, 68 Ants, 70 Evergreen, 72 Koi, 74 Eaten, 75 Fiction, 76 Kenya, 77 Loose, 78 Airflow,

79 Supplant,

80 Busybody.

DOWN 1 Nastier, 2 Towel, 3 Serengeti, 4 Hawick, 6 Eclair, 7 Marceau,

8 Elite, 9 Shindig, 10 Begs, 11 Starlings,

12 Emperor, 13 Stall,

14 Mila, 24 Taboo,

26 Reeking, 27 Tartar, 29 Etty, 30 Desire,

32 Bandicoot, 33 Tangy, 35 Essay, 37 Junta,

40 Matin, 41 On hold, 43 Shell, 44 Señor,

45 Enchant, 47 Fits in, 51 Tatum, 52 Scam,

54 Medicinal,

57 Eternally, 59 Trotter, 61 Menaces, 62 Eternal, 64 Naively, 65 Weaken, 66 Déjà vu, 67 Arena, 69 Skimp, 71 Guns,

72 Kyoto, 73 A few.

Celebrities:

Agatha Christie and Jennifer Aniston

Hidden Link:

Both learned to surf in Hawaii