CELEBRITY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Charlie _, actress who reprised her role as Janine in EastEnders (6)
4 Billie _, British actress whose final film role was in Hot Fuzz (8)
10 Stand-up comedian and
Taskmaster champion, _ Sanders (3)
11 Kylie _, will return for final
Neighbours episode with Jason Donovan (7)
13 _ Maradona, footballer whose shirt was sold for £7.1 million (5)
14 & 16 Across Brainy quiz chaired by Victoria Coren Mitchell (4,7)
15 The _, classic horror movie in
which 4 Across appeared (4) 16 See 14 Across
18 Animated engine who hailed
from Wales (4)
19 American police drama,
_ Five-0 (6)
21 Star of the Harry Potter films,
_ Radcliffe (6)
Rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of the celebrity in the centre of the grid
22 See 32 Down
24 Retired principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, _ Bussell (6)
25 The first Black England
footie captain, Paul _ (4)
29 Victor Meldrew starred
in _ _ In The Grave (3,4) 32 Survival expert and
presenter, _ Grylls (4) 33 Former host of America’s The Tonight Show, Jay _ (4) 35 Muppet who performs
stunts (5)
36 Kriss _, former sprinting
and hurdling athlete (7) 37 & 9 Down Current adventure movie starring 21 Across (3,4,4) 38 Space Man singer who represented the UK in Eurovision 2022 (3,5)
39 & 2 Down Record-equalling snooker champion and World No1 (6,1’8)
DOWN
1 Michael _, singer who asked How Am I Supposed To Live Without You? (6)
2 See 39 Across
3 Spandau Ballet founders,
Gary and Martin _ (4)
5 Holly _, Geordie Shore
participant (5)
6 Designer of royal headgear,
Philip _ (6)
7 Real last name of punk
performer Johnny Rotten (5) 8 & 21 Down Musical question asked by Jax Jones featuring MNEK (5,3,3,2)
9 See 37 Across
12 Fishy animation from 2003,
Finding _ (4) 17 Choreographer and ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge, _ Phillips (6)
20 _ Keys, sang of an Empire
State Of Mind with Jay-Z (6) 21 See 8 Down
23 Christopher _, briefly played
The Doctor in Doctor Who (9) 26 Long-running food show,
Ready _ Cook (6)
27 US singer-songwriter and
activist, Erykah _ (4)
28 Dolly Parton begged her not
to take her man in 1973 (6) 30 Olympic gold-medal-winning heptathlete, Jessica _-Hill (5)
31 Melvin _, Bang On The
Money presenter (5)
32 & 22 Across Actress who co-hosted the Met Gala with her husband Ryan Reynolds (5,6)
34 Italian chef, _ DA’ campo (4)
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