£500 Crossword

ACROSS

1 See picture clue: English chef, ------- Lawson (7) 3 Bass player and singer with The Police (5)

8 2003 heist film starring Ryan Reynolds (9)

9 Actor in The Big Sleep, Lauren ------ (6)

12 Parks and Recreation star, ------- Jones (7)

14 The Baby-sitters Club actor, ------ Silverstone (6) 15 Barbara -------, starred as Peggy Mitchell in BBC soap Eastenders (7)

19 --- Carrere, starred as Cassandra in 1992 film Wayne’s World (3)

20 The Fifth -------, sci-fi movie with Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich (7) 21 Film starring Will Smith,

I Am ------ (6) 22 Summertime Blues singer, Eddie ------- (7)

25 Sarah Michelle Gellar fantasy series, Buffy the Vampire ------ (6)

28 Former member of JLS, Aston --------- (9) 29 Musical, ----- Elliot (5) 30 English presenter and actor, Angus ------- (7)

DOWN

1 Sally Field film from 1979, ----- Rae (5)

2 After ----, Ricky Gervais series on Netflix (4)

4 1975 Bob Dylan album, The Basement ----- (5) 5 Model, ----- Campbell (5) 6 Steve Buscemi period drama, --------- Empire (9) 7 Family -------, old soap on Channel 5 (7)

10 Hugo and Kick-ass actor, ----- Grace Moretz (5) 11 Fantasy series on Netflix, ----- & Key (5)

13 Edward Cullen in Twilight, Robert --------- (9)

16 ----- Farage, contestant on I’m a Celeb in 2023 (5) 17 TV sitcom, It’s Always ----- in Philadelphia (5) 18 Fantasy sequel starring Karen Gillan, Jumanji: ------- to the Jungle (7) 23 Grammy Award-winning rapper, ----- B (5) 24 Comedy-drama film, The ----- Tenenbaums (5)

26 See picture clue: Ben -----, comedian and writer of Upstart Crow (5)

27 The Importance of Being ----, Oasis hit (4)

Solve the clues and rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of a British actor (3,7). To enter, see below right. The winner gets £500. Usual rules apply (below).