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what has oscarwinning Hollywood actress sandra Bullock said she would have become if she hadn’t taken to acting? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares.

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11 game played on a chessboard (8) 12 us state, capital Boise (5) 13 Traditional Lancashire stew (6)

14 River that completes the location Stockton-on - - - (4)

15 infectious childhood illness (7)

16 Break between lessons at primary school (8) 17 To begin with (2,5) 18 Flavour of ice cream (7) 19 cathedral town (4) 21 Play a guitar (5) 23 Sprinkled with white sugar (7) 24 Like a tiger or a zebra (7) 28 Large holder for cut flowers (4) 29 at once (3) 30 Series of eight notes (6) 33 Pained expression (7) 35 knight’s title (3) 36 River that completes the location newcastle upon - - - (4) 38 almost hot (4) 39 Rower’s paddle (3) 40 Jury’s decision (7) 42 contemporary (6) 43 animal doctor (3) 44 Roof slate (4) 48 Field of apple trees (7) 50 Spear thrown by athletes (7) 51 Raise a glass to someone’s health (5) 54 milky white gem (4) 56 cricketer not in the batting side (7)

57 new type of surgery that leaves the smallest scar (7) 60 - - - hour, the last minute (8) 61 Sale to the highest bidder (7) 63 River that completes the location Stratford-upon - - - (4) 64 Water-spout (6) 65 River that completes the location Berwick-upon - - - (5)

66 See 27 Down

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1 of pressing importance (6) 2 Team member who sits on the bench until needed (10) 3 Pharmacist (7) 4 academy awards statuette (5) 5 Watch-face (4) 6 non-driver in a car (9) 7 carefully put together, create a list (7) 8 game-bird (8) 9 Sort of electricity that makes your hair stand on end (6)

10 Board of appointed persons (9) 18 Singlet (4) 20 Five shillings (5) 22 Rest period, for a cuppa (3,5) 25 asked to come (7) 26 amusing story (8) 27 and 66 across Tree that produces conkers (5,8) 31 Teases mercilessly (8) 32 Finger joints (8) 34 extinct woolly elephant (7) 37 River that completes the location Stoke-on - - - (5) 41 Dodge, evade (5) 44 Dental cream (10) 45 Blade that powers a boat (9) 46 abrasive sheet for smoothing wood (9) 47 Tenth of a decade (4) 49 oil-purifying factory (8) 52 Particular and individual dislike (3,4)

53 Wander like a slow-moving river (7) 55 extravagant, luxurious (6) 58 Research in a book (4,2) 59 nip or steal (5) 62 cipher (4)