Books & Puzzles

TRICKY CROSSWORD!

Whose acting career has

Rachel Bilson said she

wants to emulate? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares.

ACROSS

Relating to flowers (6) Expressions of regret (9)

First man (4) Instantly (2,1,5)

Light purple (5)

--- Franklin, singer (6) Colonist (7) Christian martyr and dragon-slayer (5,6)

20 Sphere (5)

22 Freedom from

guilt (9)

24 Difficult to lift (5)

28 Actor who starred in

The Young Pope (4,3) Very large tent (7)

32 Deprive of food (6)

34 Presenting (8)

36 Unevenly balanced (8)

37 Be indecisive (6)

39 Of the stomach (7) 40Army officer (7)

45 Give lessons in a subject (5) Second-to-last match in a tournament (4-5) Fossilised resin (5) Actress starring with 28 Across in The Rhythm Section (5,6)

Group in twos (4,3)

55 Respite (6)

56 --- Merman, late actress (5) 58 French Emperor (8) 13 14 15 16

17 18 59 Unit of land area (4) 60Imperils (9)

61 Number of degrees in a

right angle (6)

DOWN

2 3 5 6

Genetic copies (6) Making money (10) Obviously (7)

First name of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) Crash (9)

Round container (4) Lion or tiger, for example (3,3) Remorseful (7) Untroubled (8) Character played by Jane Leeves in Frasier (6)

“Beware the --- of March” (4)

Noisy (4)

23 Orders (8)

25 Austrian capital (6)

26 Popular pet dogs (9)

27 Ideal squad (5,4)

30 Not warranted (5)

31 Migraine (8)

33 Assignments (5)

35 Organ of taste (6)

38 Conceal (4)

Actor who plays Spider-man in the Marvel universe (3,7)

Sit on a horse (4) Singer who had a hit with the song Smile (4,5) 44Joy (9)

ANSWERS

46 Woodwind instrument (8) 49 Release (3,4)

50 Tilting (7)

51 Whiten (6)

52 --- Staunton, actress (6) 54 Exhibits buoyancy (6)

Cards dealt to a player (4)

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