£1000 Big name crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Emma Stone and Christina Hendricks, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Turmoil, commotion (6) 4 Informal language (5) 7 Soft white limestone (5) 10 Brightly coloured, intense (5)
14 Bring into the country (6) 15 Salad sauce (10) 16 Lattice to support climbing plants (7)
17 Bird of prey (5)
18 Stinging insect (3)
19 Band of criminals (4) 20 Careless, done too
hurriedly (8)
23 Garden bird (8)
25 Religious belief (5)
26 Sliding
compartment (6)
28 Potential,
dormant (6)
29 High standard (7)
32 Rough (6)
34 Compress with
one’s fingers (7)
36 Cotton (6)
38 Small packet (6)
40 Eager (4)
41 Terror (4)
42 Stone worker (5)
44 Strong wind (4)
46 Ardour (4)
47 Tiny (6)
49 Hard woody
stem (6)
50 Official pardon (7)
52 Emotional shock (6) 53 Climatic conditions (7)
55 Difficult
experience (6)
59 Probable (6)
60 Brag (5)
62 Creature that changes appearance at full moon (8)
65 Keep apart (8)
67 String fastening (4) 68 Popular pet (3)
69 One-piece garment (5) 71 Lewd, indecent (7) 73 Powerful African mammal (10) 74 Reliable, stable (6) 75 Occasion (5) 76 Perfume (5) 77 Group of twelve (5)
78 Gentle wind (6) DOWN
1 General, affecting everyone (9) 2 Abhorrent, distasteful (9) 3 Share an opinion (5) 5 Depart (5) 6 Midday (4) 7 Customer (6) 8 Tool for chopping wood (3) 9 Water boiler (6) 10 Compete (3) 11 Holiday home (5) 12 Release, set free (9) 13 Chess piece (6) 18 Financial institution (4)
21 Public face (7)
22 Post (4)
24 Spear (5)
27 Without
value (9)
30 Complete total (5) 31 Convert into another
language (9)
33 School fair (4)
34 Invasion of
insects (5)
35 UK flag (5,4)
37 Edge (3)
39 Aggregate (5)
43 Pen tip (3)
44 Farmyard
bird (5)
45 Escape of
liquid (4)
48 Child’s glass (7)
51 Fibre that transmits
sensations (5)
52 Astronomical
instrument (9)
54 Long pointed
tooth (4)
56 Absolve from
guilt (9)
57 Manner in which a
person behaves (9) 58 Remainder (4)
61 Choice (6)
63 Strain,
pressure (6)
64 Bless
with oil (6)
66 Wallpaper
glue (5)
68 Identical copy (5)
69 Dissuade (5)
70 Blocking vote (4)
72 Have a meal (3) 73 Fish eggs (3)