THE JUMBO PUZZLE
■ Complete the Jumbo Puzzle and rearrange the shaded squares to reveal a hidden celebrity name.
ACROSS
1 US state; capital Concord (3,9)
7 Raced (4)
11 and 47 Across Claudia in Channel
5 series The House Across the Street (7,9)
12 and 3 Down Lily in BBC
comedy horror Wreck (9,9)
13 Shot in snooker with the cue
held vertically (5)
15 See 43 Down
16 Long thick pole formerly used
as a weapon (12)
20 Go back on a promise (6)
22 Full of energy (6)
24 Established reputation of a business regarded as a quantifiable asset (8)
26 Desert region of China and
Mongolia (4)
28 and 73 Across Sue in Channel
4 drama Somewhere Boy (4,9)
29 and 62 Across Hanna Marin
in Pretty Little Liars (6,6)
31 Die down (4,3)
32 See 13 Down
35 Facilities (9)
37 Squirrel’s nest (4)
38 Protuberate (5)
41 Adjustment (10)
42 Doing away with (10)
44 Children’s game (5)
46 Eyelid infection (4)
47 See 11 Across
52 Flawed protagonist in
a novel (8)
54 Cough drop (7)
56 Colourless gas (6)
58 Midday (4)
59 Finishes (4)
60 Anglican Church service in the
early hours of the evening (8)
62 See 29 Across
63 Sudden sharp pain (6)
68 Exemption from a rule (12)
70 and 14 Down Presenter of ITV
quiz show Riddiculous (6,5)
71 Repugnant (5)
73 See 28 Across
74 Inaction (7)
75 See 36 Down
76 The _, title given to a dean
in the Anglican Church (4,8)
DOWN
1 Money saved for a special purpose (4,3)
2 Gyrates (6)
3 See 12 Across
4 Closed-circuit television
telecast (3-3-4)
5 Wrongdoing (4)
6 Hearsay (6)
8 Feeling of resentment (5)
9 Attired (7)
10 Enraged (5)
13 and 32 Across Pinkie Jerebohm in ITV drama The Larkins (7,8)
14 See 70 Across
17 Wrong (5)
18 Lawbreaker (5)
19 Vertical rock face (5)
21 Nationality of Liverpool
footballer Mo Salah (8)
23 Retreat (8)
24 Biblical paradise described
in Genesis (6,2,4)
25 Spheres (4)
27 Kublai Khan in Netflix series
Marco Polo (8,4)
30 Long pointed weapon (5)
33 Immediately (3)
34 City and tourist resort in
central Florida, US (7)
36 and 75 Across Megan in BBC
drama The Pact (4,3,4)
39 See 55 Down
40 Furthest back (8)
43 and 15 Across Robert Spearing
in Industry (5,6)
45 Ornamental carp (3)
48 Convent (7)
49 Nothing (4)
50 Pugilist (5)
51 Convincing (10)
52 Change (5)
53 Layers (5)
55 and 39 Down Alanis Wheeler in Channel 4 drama The Handmaid’s Tale (9,8)
57 Biological taxonomic category
between family and species (5)
61 Kitchen appliance used to
cook food (7)
64 See 66 Down
65 Undress (5)
66 and 64 Down Maggie in Channel 5 drama All Creatures Great and Small (6,7)
67 Make contortions of the
body (6)
69 Smooth transition (5)
72 Suddenly see (4)