£1000 Big Name Crossword
Solve the clues and the shaded squares will spell out words linking CILLA BLACK and DAVID JASON, then call or text the numbers below with your prize words for a chance to win £1000.
ACROSS
1 Hard to do (9) 6 Subtracted (8) 10 Coarse fabric (6) 15 Currency (7) 16 Stomach pain (5)
17 Father (5) 18 Result from (5)
19 Prince William’s title (4) 20 German capital (6)
21 Pocket blade (8) 22 Sudden impulse (4) 25 London Tube line (6) 26 Controlled intake
of food (4) 28 Oil (9) 29 Country in Asia (6)
31 Inert gas (4) 32 One who makes
a will (8) 36 Mexican currency (4) 37 Prattles (8) 39 Voltage spike (5) 42 Theatre screen (7) 44 Stationery item (9) 46 French mime artist,
Marcel – (7) 48 Norwegian dramatist (5) 50 Unawares (2,3,3) 51 British comedian,
Miranda – (4) 53 Engineer (8) 55 Abominable snowman (4) 57 Relating to stars (6) 59 Climb awkwardly (7,2)
61 Belgrade citizen (4) 62 Host of Moneyball, Ian – (6) 66 Epochs (4) 67 Cloudy (8) 69 Medicine man (6) 70 Musical instrument (4) 74 Absolutely necessary (5) 75 Evoking past style (5) 76 An illusion (5) 77 Alcoholic drink (7) 78 Broadcasts a programme
again (6) 79 Generosity (8) 80 Cigar type (9)
DOWN
1 Cut into small blocks (5) 2 Burn unsteadily (7) 3 Country formerly known as
Persia (4) 4 Irregular (6) 5 Amuse (6) 6 Welsh poet, – Thomas (5)
7 Fraud (9) 8 Type of poultry (5)
9 Intertwine (8) 11 Operator (4) 12 Become despondent (4,5)
13 Anticipate (3-4) 14 Ready-made home (6) 23 Bewildered (3,2,3) 24 Interruption (6) 25 Solid block (4) 27 Old-time dance (3-4) 30 Cricket officials (7) 33 Surrey racecourse (5) 34 Type of macaque (6) 35 TV motoring show, Top – (4) 38 Large African mammal (5) 40 Come in again (2-5)
41 Religious rift (6) 43 Twin Peaks actress, _
Watts (5) 44 Defence alliance (inits) 45 Greek hero (7) 47 Emphasise again (8) 49 Close at hand (6) 52 Narrow opening (4) 54 Backbone (9) 56 Annoys (9) 58 Light-hearted musical
drama (8) 59 Meat-axe (7) 60 Late US comedian,
Joan – (6) 63 The Usual Suspects actor, –
Byrne (7) 64 Support (4,2) 65 One without specialist
knowledge (6) 68 2004 romcom with Ben
Stiller, – Came Polly (5) 69 Malice (5) 71 Andrew Lloyd Webber
musical (5) 72 Steve Coogan character, –
Partridge (4) 73 Brisk pace (4)