£500 crossword
Solve the clues and rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of an English soap actor (4,5). To enter, see below right. The winner gets £500. Usual rules apply (below).
ACROSS
1 See picture clue: Jo -----, host of The Great British
Bake Off: An Extra Slice (5) 6 Francesca -----, played
Lady Jessica in 1984 science-fiction film Dune (5) 7 Amber -----, played Mera in superhero film Aquaman (5) 9 Voice of Marge Simpson,
Julie ------ (6)
11 Emmerdale role of Shirley Stelfox, ---- Birch (4)
12 Nicola ------, actor whose TV credits include The Split and Unforgotten (6)
15 TV series from 2015 written by Charlie Higson, -----and Hyde (6)
17 Sir Elton John album, Goodbye ------ ----- ---- (6,5,4)
19 Pinocchio’s ‘cricket’ (6)
21 Jane ------, played Daphne
in sitcom Frasier (6)
24 Law-enforcing cartoon
canine, Deputy ---- (4)
25 Petra ------, played Holby
City’s Adele Effanga (6)
28 Mastermind host and BBC
newsreader, ----- Myrie (5)
29 ----- Mickey, 1980s robot
character on children’s TV (5) 30 American reality series, Say
Yes to the ----- (5)
DOWN
1 Take That star who was a judge on The X Factor, Gary ------ (6) 2 Pink Floyd album, The ---Side of the Moon (4)
3 The ---- King, Disney animation and stage musical (4)
4 The Maltese Falcon actor (5,5) 5 Jeremy -----, played Alfred in 2017’s Justice League (5) 8 Frank Poncherello in US cop show CHIPS, ---- Estrada (4) 10 American superhero series in which Stephen Amell played Oliver Queen (5)
13 2012 musical film starring Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta, Rock of ---- (4)
14 Spy series with Sandra Oh
and Jodie Comer (7,3)
15 Cartoon mouse pursued by
cat Tom (5)
16 Cole Porter musical set in
the 40s, Kiss Me, ---- (4)
18 See picture clue: The King’s
Speech star, ----- Firth (5)
20 Now You See Me and Wedding
Crashers star, ---- Fisher (4) 22 Played Sybil in Fawlty Towers,
Prunella ------ (6)
23 Nora Batty’s late husband (5) 26 1954 film about giant ants (4) 27 Kate Hudson romantic action
comedy, Fool’s ---- (4)