JUMBO XWORD

Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out an English actor (5,5)

ACROSS

9 Spike of wheat (3) 13 Carry out the law (7) 14 Less fuzzy (7)

15 Rub out (5) 16 Second-hand (4)

17 On level terms (5) 18 Fresher (5) 19 Unfasten (5)

21 Most recent (6) 22 Orbit round (6) 24 Enigma (7) 28 Church singers (5) 30 Institution (12)

32 Cab (4)

34 Motors (7) 35 Vintage (7)

36 Every evening (7) 38 Picture house (6) 39 2008 film starring Hugh Jackman (9) 41 Drawing implement (6) 44 European country (7) 45 Tilting (7)

47 Small coins (7) 48 Higher powers (4) 49 Sweat (12) 51 Keyboard instrument (5) 54 Victory (7) 57 Demand firmly (6) 58 Facet (6)

63 Bee’s weapon (5) 64 Slack (5)

65 Permit (5)

66 Edible crustacean (4) 68 Regions (5) 69 Function (7)

70 Hair product (7) 71 Neckwear item (3)

DOWN

1 Not a monarchy (8)

2 End result (6)

3 Epoch (3)

4 Gem (5)

5 Pointing the finger (8) 6 Dinner (4)

7 Eg Beatrice and Eugenie (10) 8 Colour (5)

9 Vigour (6) 10 Outcomes (7) 11 Restaurant worker (6) 12 Less (5)

20 Star scientist (10) 23 Get in touch with (7) 25 Elk (5)

26 Gluing (8) 27 Tandems (8) 29 Efficient (9) 31 Possesses (4) 33 Assaulting (9) 34 Swap (8) 35 Politeness (8) 37 Glass building (10) 40 Creatures (7) 42 Friend (4)

43 Backbone (5) 46 Special benefits (10) 50 Offended (8) 52 Memo pad (8) 53 Propose (7)

55 Lifts (6) 56 Well-mannered (6) 59 Continent (6) 60 School composition (5) 61 Bedtime drink (5) 62 Zurich citizen (5) 65 Not at home (4) 67 Flying mammal (3)