Mini crossword

Solve the clues and arrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell the name of a British adventurer (3,5). Turn to page 97 to enter. The winner gets £100. Usual rules apply (see p97).

ACROSS

1 Legendary singer who plays Ruby in

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (4) 4 US crime series, --- & Order (3) 7 Michelle Keegan drama, --- Girl (3) 8 The actor who plays Jack Branning in EastEnders, ----- Maslen (5) 9 Actress in Corrie, ---- O’Brien (4) 10 Emmerdale actor, Michael ---- (4) 13 EastEnders character, ----- Moon (5) 15 US sitcom, --- and a Half Men (3) 16 Documentary series on Channel 5,

Can’t ---? We’ll Take It Away! (3) 17 Chandler’s surname in Friends (4)

DOWN

2 Niall -----, One Direction star (5)

3 Old drama series shown on the BBC, Lark ---- to Candleford (4) 4 Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk’s son in Emmerdale, born in 2011 (3) 5 BBC school drama, -------- Road (8) 6 ITVBe reality show with celebrity couples, Marriage ---- ---- (4,4) 11 Professional dancer from Strictly

Come Dancing, ----- Du Beke (5) 12 Pop star known as Scary Spice (3,1) 14 Actress who played Jenny in the drama Cold Feet, --- Ripley (3)