£1000 Big Name Crossword

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

ACROSS

1 Surmount (8)

5 Bootleg liquor (5)

8 American state (8)

15 Leak preventer (7)

16 Italian food (9)

17 African country (7)

18 Prolific or abundant (6)

19 Tree-dwelling ape (6)

22 Helpful (2,3)

24 Edible starch (4)

26 – Glynne, UK singer-songwriter (4)

28 – Lane, TV writer (5)

30 Not difficult (10)

33 Religious follower (10)

36 Unfastens by twisting (8)

41 Sport of hunting with hawks (8)

45 Hold royal office (5)

47 Scottish actor, – Glen (4)

48 Mistakes (6)

49 Hold firmly together (6)

50 Fibber (4)

52 Vegetation (5)

54 Pessimistic (8)

55 – Benz, German car manufacturer (8)

58 Relating to horse riding (10)

60 English comic playwright (4,6)

63 Scandalise (5)

65 Amphibious mammal (4)

66 Aged cognac (inits)

68 Requirements (5)

70 Building worker (6)

72 Having electronically powered limbs (6)

80 Threatens (7)

81 Citation (9)

82 Having a fast beat (2-5)

83 Non-fleshy (8)

84 Robbery (5)

85 Unlikely winner (8)

DOWN

1 Hop-drying kiln (4)

2 Accurate (5)

3 – Chaplin, screen icon (7)

4 Reasons (7)

5 Bonce (4)

6 Line in darts (4)

7 Cabins (4)

9 Compendium (7)

10 Grown without chemicals (7)

11 – Goldfinger, Bond villain (5)

12 The –, cricket ground (4)

13 Functions (4)

14 South Pacific country (4)

20 Current fashion or style (4)

21 Hiding place (4)

23 Midge –, Ultravox singer (3)

25 Bloodthirsty (4)

27 Public school (4)

29 Knock (3)

31 Spanish river (4)

32 Be much taller than (5,4)

34 Shaft in which a staircase is

built (9)

35 Scratch (4)

36 Alliance (5)

37 Arm support (5)

38 Early version (5)

39 Lesser (5)

40 Ancient Peruvians (5)

42 Water nymph (5)

43 Stories (5)

44 Existed once (3)

46 Tardis-based sci-fi TV series,

Doctor – (3)

51 – Redding, singer (4)

53 Reverberate (4)

56 Competitive sporting

event (4)

57 Decays (4)

58 Dutch cheese (4)

59 Marketing advantage (1,1,1)

61 Rosary beads (3)

62 Elan (4)

64 Songlike (7)

65 Husbands or wives (7)

67 Antarctic bird (7)

68 Item of clothing (7)

69 One skilled in ninjutsu (5)

71 Heads of corn (4)

73 Unit (4)

74 Identified (5)

75 Muslim cleric (4)

76 Electronic picture of a

suspect (1-3)

77 Forest plant (4)

78 Nagging (2,2)

79 Medal, informally (4)