TRICKY CROSSWORD!

What is at the top of actor Natalie Portman’s bucket list? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares.

ACROSS

11 Party decoration filled with sweets (6)

12 Not sure (9) 13 Midwestern US state (4) 14 Made a rough drawing (8) 15 Suggest, hint (5) 16 French port (6) 17 Pubs (7)

18 Flavour of cordial (11) 20 City in Yorkshire (5) 22 Snack often eaten at picnics (6,3)

24 Amy _, Arrival actor (5) 28 Will _, star of 47 Across (7)

29 The Wire actor,

_ West (7)

32 Floor covering (6) 34 Online computer network (8)

36 What Tiger Woods might use? (4,4) 37 Item that is posted (6) 39 Song from the Caribbean (7) 40 Kitchen gadget (7) 45 Marshy place (5) 47 2004 film subtitled The Legend of Ron Burgundy (9)

48 Fruit used to make cider (5) 51 Vanished (11)

53 King or queen (7) 55 Illusionist, _ Brown (6) 56 Small crown (5)

58 Term used for the Americas (3,5) 59 Office note (4) 60 Know-all (5,4) 61 Rules (6)

DOWN

1 Travel permit (6)

2 Star Wars villain (5,5) 3 Slices of bacon (7) 4 Dead ends (3-2-4) 5 Events that happen by chance (9)

6 Day out, excursion (4) 7 Barrister, solicitor (6) 8 Part of the hand (7) 9 Pursued, went after (8) 10 More neat (6) 19 Roald _, author (4) 21 Level and regular (4)

23 Monster from Japanese culture (8) 25 Cartoon character, _ Mouse (6)

26 Shoes worn at the beach (4-5)

27 Copy (9)

30 Person who looks after hospital patients (5) 31 Obstinate, inflexible (8) 33 Terrible (5)

35 Capital of Russia (6) 38 Exchange something for money (4) 41 Faster than the speed of sound (10) 42 Singer who won an Oscar for Moonstruck (4) 43 Little by little (9) 44 Mouth organ (9)

46 Fungus (8) 49 Language spoken in Madrid (7)

50 Belgian city (7) 51 Vehicle fuel (6) 52 Additions (6)

54 Actor, _ Bonham Carter (6) 57 Singing voice (4)

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