CROSSWORD & STARS
Put your feet up and have a go at this week’s puzzle
What connects British actors Rebecca Hall and Rosamund Pike? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the four-word answer.
ACROSS
1 Concentrate (5) 4 Unwanted emails (4) 6 Royal daughter (8) 13 Reaches one’s destination (7) 14 Hair cleaner (7) 15 Breadth (5)
16 Part of the foot (4) 17 Noon (6) 18 Eight-legged creature (6) 20 Tiny amount (4) 21 Plunders (5) 22 Subjects (6) 25 Birthright (8)
28 Italian city (6)
30 Cattle farm (5)
32 Happy (8)
34 Solemn promise (6) 35 Strong wind (4)
38 TV controller (6)
39 Verify (5)
40 Rebound (6)
43 Quick (4)
44 Slumbers (6) 45 Garment (8)
48 Court case (5)
49 Reply (6)
51 Taken by surprise (8) 54 Take away (6)
55 Holy book (5) 56 Largest continent (4) 58 Jupiter, for example (6) 60 Fix (6)
61 Money owed (4)
65 Not smooth (5)
66 Very old (7) 67 Departing (7) 68 Speculative ideas (8) 69 Changed the colour of (4) 70 Leaves of a book (5)
DOWN
1 Torch (10)
2 One skilled in woodwork (9) 3 Rescue (4)
4 Type of window (4) 5 Gather together (8) 7 Chess piece (4) 8 Daily publications (10) 9 Concluded (5) 10 Globe shape (6) 11 Good-looking (8) 12 Britney _, Toxic singer (6) 19 Peculiar, odd (7) 23 Carton, vessel (9) 24 Any person (7) 26 Nice surprises (6) 27 Present (4) 29 Simple egg dish (8) 31 Comfy shoes (8)
33 Winchester’s county (9) 34 Devout (5) 36 Money made by a business (7)
37 Not as tight (6) 41 Glad (7)
42 Owl’s call (4) 46 With everything included (10) 47 Benefits (10) 50 Hugged (8) 52 Using one’s ears (9) 53 Not openly (8) 55 Disinfectant (6) 57 Ghost (6) 59 Bright blue colour (5) 62 Donated (4) 63 Toboggan (4) 64 Lighting device (4)