£1000 Big name crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking Diana Ross and Cher, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000. ACROSS
1 Pillar supporting an outdoor light (8) 5 Pest (8)
10 Take part in a contest (7) 15 Band, bunch (5) 16 Discourage (5) 17 Search, root around (7)
18 Food strainer (5)
19 Honey-maker (3) 20 Amuse (9)
21 Johnny —, Pirates of the Caribbean star (4)
22 Nearly (6)
23 Hire as staff (6)
25 Tied race (4, 4)
28 Fashion (5)
30 Recording venue (6) 31 Say, mention (6)
34 Disloyalty to one’s
country (7)
36 Hypnotised
state (6)
38 List of options (4) 39 Practise before a
performance (8) 42 Consider (6)
44 Admin worker in
an office (9)
46 Reach a
destination (6)
48 New York borough, or son of Posh and Becks (8)
49 In addition (4)
50 Heaviness (6)
53 Trailing plant (7)
55 Lend a hand (6)
56 Globe (6)
58 Party with
dancing (5)
60 Luxurious food
item (8)
63 Evening meal (6)
67 Feel amazement (6) 68 Air pollution (4)
70 Mysterious (9)
72 Clothesline clip (3)
74 Shiny paint (5)
75 Examine (7)
76 — Minogue, singer (5)
77 Move stealthily in search of prey (5)
78 Fit of temper (7)
79 Naughtiness (8)
80 Naked pitch-invader (8)
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1 Clear enough to be read (7)
2 North American elk (5) 3 Pizza-topping sausage (9)
4 Slow and dignified (6) 6 Outcry (6) 7 Peculiar (7) 8 Wanderer (5) 9 Case in point (7) 10 Grind between one’s teeth (4) 11 Decoration for kissing under? (9) 12 Blot on the landscape (7)
13 Vote into power (5)
14 Mix with a spoon (4) 24 — Radcliffe, marathon
runner (5)
26 Vampire count of
Transylvania? (7)
27 Irritable (6)
29 Refuse to admit (4) 30 Planet with rings (6) 32 Morning snack (9)
33 — Katona, celebrity (5) 35 Japanese fish
dish (5)
37 Ship’s load (5)
40 Have the same
opinion (5)
41 Stinging plant (6)
43 Ravine, canyon (5) 44 Father Christmas (5) 45 Great book or
movie (7)
47 — Hitchcock, film director (6) 51 Colour of emeralds (5)
52 Sharp-tasting (4)
54 University
teacher (9)
57 General rule (9)
59 Prime cut of beef (7)
61 Single payment of money (4, 3)
62 Quick-running
big cat (7)
64 Good customer (7) 65 Preserve in
vinegar (6)
66 Public road (6)
67 Strength (5)
69 Shot in the dark (5) 71 Spy or burrowing animal (4) 72 Cheap wine (5) 73 Business company (4) Big Name Crossword solutions in next Saturday’s Daily Mirror