Books & Puzzles
The acclaimed actresses Glenda Jackson and maxine Peake have both played what sort of roles? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares.
ACROSS
1 Large country house (7) 5 one of 12 in the zodiac (4,4) 9 High in stature (4) 13 make less high (5) 14 Royal staff or baton (7) 15 criminal (7) 16 Draw up an outline (5) 17 Toasting part of a cooker (5) 18 See 7 Down 20 Large strong-box (5) 21 Little-known (7) 23 Salvador - - -, Spanish artist (4) 26 obligation, responsibility (4) 27 Sword-fighting sport (7) 30 accompanies (7) 34 changed the text, edited very heavily (7) 36 a pulse used in health food (6) 37 complete (5) 39 italian soft cheese (10) 40 citrus-flavoured plant used in asian teas, soups and curries (5,5) 42 Beginning (5) 43 metal-attracting device (6) 44 Take by surprise (7) 46 Hide away (7) 47 course of treatment (7) 48 entrance room (4) 53 Let’s Go Fly a - - -, Mary Poppins song (4)
54 atlantic holiday island off the coast of morocco (7) 55 Simple - - -, 56 Down rhyme character (5) 58 Vagrants (6) 60 Large religious building (5) 62 Jockey (5) 66 Pamphlet (7) 67 nimbleness, flexibility (7) 68 Find the answer (5) 69 Sporting team (4) 70 angle of slope (8) 71 money management (7)
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1 Tuneful (7) 2 corner shop selling papers and magazines (9) 3 get on your nerves (8) 4 Snout (4) 5 Wooden hut (4) 6 Stage player (5) 7 and 18 across 221B Baker Street resident (8,6) 8 Donate (4) 10 Type of clock (5) 11 narrow Viking seagoing vessel (8) 12 Deluge, inundation (5) 19 Lower arm joint (5) 22 Yellow fruit (6) 24 Spaceman (9) 25 Person from oslo, perhaps (9) 26 a national park in Devon (8) 28 not subject or liable to (6) 29 Table of dates (8) 31 Brother’s religious retreat (9) 32 Film maker (8) 33 conch, cockle (8) 35 insects home you would not want to disturb (5,4) 38 Spread rumours (6) 41 Ship’s mooring device (6) 45 Stalk of corn (5) 49 ‘armour plated’ burrowing animal (9) 50 game often played in pub with ninepins (8) 51 Piano part (8) 52 Strong coffee made with steam (8) 56 crèche, baby’s room (7) 57 company that makes the iphone (5) 59 Prize for merit (5) 61 Select group (5) 63 asterisk symbol (4) 64 Handle of a sword (4) 65 extravagant publicity (4)