The big-name crossword
What between is the Olympic connection skater Christopher Dean and literary great George Orwell? Complete the crossword in the usual way and the shaded squares will spell out the hidden link, reading across and down the grid.
Across
1 Drying cloth (5) 4 Classical dancing (6) 7 Captivate, enchant (9) 14 Cause distress to (5) 15 Shrewd (6) 16 Gourmet’s fish? (6) 17 Points or goals tally in a game (5) 19 Amusing tale (8) 21 Short-lived (5) 22 Destroy by fire (10) 25 Evergreen climber (3) 26 Drop (liquid) (5) 27 Take for granted (6) 32 Spring flower (6) 33 Close at hand (4) 35 Fortified wine (4) 36 Put out of sight (4) 38 Titled woman (4) 39 Public disgrace (7) 40 Homing bird (6) 42 Forgiveness (5) 43 Essay (11) 46 Absence of war (5) 50 Correct, respectable (6) 52 Newly enlisted soldier (7) 53 Big cat (4) 56 Skilful (4) 57 Urban community (4) 58 Onion-like vegetable (4) 59 Removal of anxiety (6) 61 Demolished building debris (6) 62 Drink deeply (5) 64 Triumph (3) 71 Elevated structure at a racecourse (10) 73 Give lessons (5) 74 Embroidered picture (8) 77 Sensation-conveying cord (5) 78 Red fruit (6) 79 Outcome (6) 80 Cook in the oven (5) 81 Foolishness (9) 82 Rank in the community (6) 83 Tough cotton material (5)
Down
1 Bird with a large coloured beak (6) 2 Ring for a tap (6) 3 Permit (3) 4 Great attractiveness (6) 5 Behind time (4) 6 8 Complete Cry of dismay (6) (4) 9 Building material (6) 10 Member of a convent (3) 11 Stylish and inoffensive (8) 12 System of relaxing exercise (4) 13 Pivoted bar (5) 18 Pile (4) 20 Solemnly religious (6) 23 Put in between the pages (6) 24 Woodwind instrument (8) 28 Select group (5) 29 Graduated series (5) 30 Much-groomed breed of dog (6) 31 Small coin (5) 34 Immoderate, extreme (9) 35 Large musical instrument (5) 37 Watercourse (5) 41 Threaded nail (5) 44 Large body of water (5) 45 Full of danger (8) 47 Private hospital (6) 48 Gardening tool (5) 49 Powdered tobacco for inhaling (5)
51 Proposition (5) 54 Wine cup (6) 55 Government (6) 60 Ready to do as told (8) 63 Parasitic insect (4) 65 Intense pain (5) 66 In point of fact (6) 67 Take willingly (6) 68 Prickly desert plant (6) 69 Achieve (6) 70 Set of connected things (6) 72 Measurement of land area (4) 75 Court summons (4) 76 Deadly sin (4) 78 Headgear (3) 80 Item of fishing tackle (3)