Pick Me Up! Special

The biggie

What sort of person has British pop star Lily Allen hired at a price of £80 an hour to fight off the signs of aging? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the five-word answer.

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ACROSS

11 Fully modernised with the latest technology (2-2-4) 12 Precise, on the nail (5) 13 Newcomer, especially in a sports team (6) 14 Photograph (4) 15 Stars and - - -, USA flag (7) 16 Ready-made quick takeaways (4,4) 17 Division, part (7) 18 Large fish-eating birds (7) 19 Requiremen­t (4) 21 Lasagne, perhaps (5) 23 Against the law (7) 24 Portable lamp (7) 28 Contented sound of a cat (4) 29 Fluid for writing (3) 30 Neck cloth, sometimes worn with formal wear (6) 33 Extreme, severe, draconian (7) 35 Threaded item that screws onto a bolt (3) 36 Autumn in America (4) 38 Board game (4) 39 Knot (3) 40 Dealers in staple foods (7) 42 Registered a point or a goal (6) 43 Enemy (3) 44 Camper's shelter (4) 48 Decomposed garden waste for recycling as fertiliser (7) 50 Sibling (7) 51 Moorland (5) 54 Part of a foot (4) 56 Centre line on the Earth (7) 57 Solemn vow, assurance (7) 60 Victorious 2 Down (8) 61 Yellow food colouring from crocus plants (7) 63 Amphibious sea animal (4) 64 Cold symptom (6) 65 Large Greek island (5) 66 Door (8)

DOWN

1 Marine animal sometimes found in the bathroom (6) 2 Rival or opponent (10) 3 Grand house (7) 4 Oyster's stone (5) 5 Retain (4) 6 Animal with a pouch for its young (9) 7 Crammed full (7) 8 Water between Dublin and Holyhead (5,3) 9 Colloquial­ly an expert, scientist or man in white coat (6) 10 1,094 yards (9) 18 Baking chamber (4) 20 Accidental success (5) 22 Ornamental fish tank (8) 25 Vehicles using public roads (7) 26 Top politician (8) 27 Perfume (5) 31 Lawyer, especially in the USA (8) 32 Wind instrument (8) 34 Frosty mountain-top feature (7) 37 - - - House, play 44 Across (5) 41 Proposal (5) 44 Valve on a radiator for regulating heat (10) 45 American illicit whiskey (9) 46 Made your objections known (9) 47 Mix together (4) 49 Representa­tive example (8) 52 Chamber for burning (7) 53 Hard coarse-grained rock (7) 55 Small village (6) 58 Collar stiffening agent (6) 59 Small stream (5) 62 Without charge (4)

Your answer _______________

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