THE JUMBO PUZZLE
■ Complete the Jumbo Puzzle and rearrange the shaded squares to reveal a hidden celebrity name.
ACROSS
1 In a way showing little
enthusiasm or effort (15)
9 Lionel _, Argentina 2022 FIFA World Cup Final-winning captain (5)
12 Wheeled vehicle used to
transport small groups (7)
13 See 34 Down
14 Disorderly crowd (3)
16 Quotes (5)
17 Shallow recess (5)
18 Out of reach (12)
19 Profit from something (4,2) 21 Murderers (7)
24 Protective cover for a vinyl
record (6)
26 Broad sash (3)
28 President of Yugoslavia from
1953-80 born Josip Broz (4) 30 White vestment worn by
priests (3)
31 Capital of Cyprus (7)
32 Capital of India (3,5)
34 Childish (8)
35 Playthings (4)
36 and 39 Down Pearl Nolan in
Whitstable Pearl (5,8)
40 Object of worship (4)
41 Edible marine gastropod mollusc
of the abalone family (5)
42 Dwarf planet (5)
43 Promises (4)
44 Round stone fruit; binomial
name Prunus persica (5)
46 Magic rod (4)
47 Framework of bone (8)
51 Plot outline (8)
53 See 9 Down
54 _ B and _ C, members of The
Spice Girls (3) 55 Beams (4)
57 Mineral spring (3) 58 Extraterrestrials (6)
60 Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables deep-fried in batter (7)
65 and 43 Down Anya in Big
Mood (6,6)
66 Historical romantic novel with depictions of sexual activity (6,6)
68 Encouraged (5)
71 Bloodsucking parasite (5) 72 Flock of pheasants (3)
73 Tall, plumed, cylindrical, military headdress popular in the 19th-century (5)
74 Japanese art of paper folding (7) 75 Suffered pain (5)
76 In a moody manner (15)
DOWN
1 Pale yellow oval citrus fruit (5) 2 Doubter (5)
3 See 64 Down
4 See 33 Down
5 Blow (7)
6 Head of a university (10)
7 Large areas of water surrounded
by land (5)
8 The most delicious (8)
9 and 53 Across DCI Neil McKinven
in Traces (7,7)
10 See 63 Down
11 Dishonesty (11)
15 Male bovine animal (4)
20 See 37 Down
22 Immoral (4)
23 Fragrant climbing shrubs or arching vines in the genus Lonicera (12) 24 Attaches by stitches (4)
25 See 52 Down
27 Arousing violent feelings (12) 29 Each of various forms of an element with the same atomic number (7)
33 and 4 Down Jeannie Keefe in
This Town (3,6)
34 and 13 Across Pippa Walsh in
Wreck (5,5)
37 and 20 Down Katie Wells in
Passenger (5,8)
38 See 62 Down
39 See 36 Across
43 See 65 Across
44 Piece of classical music with a
constantly repeated bassline (11) 45 Metal container (3)
48 Greek god of love (4)
49 Heat (4)
50 Judge (10)
52 and 25 Down Noel Holmes in
The Dropout (9,6)
56 Having a harsh sound (8)
59 Made a sound like a horse (7) 61 Old two-handled thin-necked
container (7)
62 and 38 Down Jack Rooney in Netflix series 3 Body Problem (4,7)
63 and 10 Down Georgina Merrick
in The Twelve (6,9)
64 and 3 Down Christina Brand in
Professor T (6,6)
67 Market town in Surrey associated
with a bitter saline spring (5) 69 Rough or twisted lump on a
tree (5)
70 Building for processing and
storing milk (5)