CELEBRITY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Veteran broadcaster who died in 2021, _ Long (6)

4 See 28 Down

10 The Last _, offbeat comedy with Adam Hills (3)

11 Photographer, Mario _ (7)

13 _ Adams Short, competed in Big Brother 7 in 2006 (5)

14 _ Robinson, character played by Jurell Carter (pictured) in Emmerdale (4)

15 Dylan _, starring in Flag Day along with her Oscar-winning dad Sean (4)

16 Gina _, plays Gladys Jones in Riverdale (7)

18 Guitarist who played with The Smiths, Johnny _ (4)

19 _ Garden, comedian who worked with 35 Across (6)

21 Mikey _, married to his reality TV colleague at

13 Across (6)

22 Premier League football team, Manchester _ (6)

24 The previous Chancellor of Germany, Angela _ (6)

Rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of the celebrity in the centre of the grid

25 _ McVey, fiancée of

Geordie Shore’s Gaz (4)

29 The _ Song, Supertramp hit that made sense (7)

32 The _ Fight, legal drama with Christine Baranski (4)

33 She was mum to Mercedes, Jackie and Carmel McQueen in

Hollyoaks (4)

35 & 31 Down Legendary comedy writer and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue panellist (5,5)

36 Call The _, nostalgic series starring Jenny Agutter and Helen George (7)

37 Ice _, animated movie franchise featuring Sid the Sloth (3)

38 Angela _, chef who worked under Gordon Ramsay (8)

39 _ Gomez, US singer and actress (6)

DOWN

1 Dolly Parton begged her not to take her man in 1973 (6)

2 Current album by Years & Years aka Olly Alexander (5,4)

3 _ Blanchett, stars in

Don’t Look Up (4)

5 Scottish celebrity chef, Nick _ (5)

6 The World Is Not _, 1999 Bond film with Pierce Brosnan (6)

7 Businessman who often says “You’re fired!”, Lord _ (5)

8 _ Cusack, played Dr Kate Rowan in Heartbeat (5)

9 US show about a New York-based stand-up comedian (8)

12 Swedish football manager, _-Göran Eriksson (4)

17 One-time child actress famed for The Blue Lagoon, _ Shields (6)

20 Robert _, often known as “Judge” on TV (6)

21 David _, replaced as Question Time host by Fiona Bruce (8)

23 Evangelist recently played by Jessica Chastain, _ _ Messner (5,4)

26 Danny _, screen composer married to Bridget Fonda (6)

27 _ Mitchell, iconic musician who withdrew tracks from Spotify (4)

28 & 4 Across Baywatch star being portrayed in a Hulu series by Lily James (6,8)

30 Commentator Crooks or country singer Brooks (5)

31 See 35 Across

32 Gal _, appears in Death On The Nile (5)

_ Alli, England footballer (4) 34

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