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hat links singer Madonna and presenter and actress Lisa Faulkner? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares.
ANSWER: PRACTISE YOGA
ACROSS 1 Suspend 5 Daffodil 9 Sped 13 Retie 14 Article 15 Leblanc 16 Prize 17 Fluid 18 Ledger 20 Scene 21 Unknown 23 Daft 26 Took 27 Suburbs 30 Retouch 34 Orbital 36 Holmes 37 Close 39 Stonemason 40 In mourning 42 Rapid 43 Feline 44 De Rossi 46 Spinach 47 Whinges 48 Lung 53 Easy 54 Susanna 55 Onset 58 Die out 60 Scuba 62 Sit-up 66 Episode 67 Delight 68 Igloo 69 Tram 70 Clogging 71 Breaded DOWN 1 Scrapes 2 Set fire to 3 Eye level 4 Dean 5 Data 6 Focal 7 Obedient 8 Idle 10 Prang 11 Decorate 12 Abbey 19 Owned 22 Nibble 24 Anchovies 25 Sorcerers 26 Trousers 28 Unload 29 Unhooked 31 Attending 32 Sean Penn 33 Neighing 35 Blowpipes 38 Doddle 41 Siphon 45 Act up 49 Unsettled 50 Dead heat 51 Watchdog 52 Conspire 56 Tiptoed 57 Juror 59 Evita 61 Balti 63 Bell 64 Agog 65 Stab
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1 Dangle, hang (7) 5 Welsh emblem (8) 9 Travelled quickly (4) 13 Fix a loose knot (5) 14 Newspaper story (7) 15 Matt - - -, actor from Friends (7) 16 Award for winning (5) 17 Liquid (5) 18 Accountant’s book (6) 20 View, landscape (5) 21 Not heard of (7) 23 Silly, foolish (4) 26 Carried off, stole (4) 27 Outlying districts (7) 30 Improve (a photo) (7) 34 Circular (road) (7) 36 Sherlock - - -, detective (6) 37 Humid and muggy (5) 39 Craftsman working with rock (10) 40Currently grieving (2,8) 42 Speedy, swift (5) 43 To do with cats (6) 44 Portia - - -, Australian actress (2,5)
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46 Leafy green vegetable (7) 47 Complains (7) 48 Organ for breathing (4) 53 Opposite of ‘difficult’ (4) 54 Ms Reid, TV presenter (7) 55 Beginning, start (5) 58 Become extinct (3,3) 60 Diving equipment (5) 62 Abdominal crunch (3-2) 66 Instalment of a serial (7) 67 Enjoyment (7) 68 Snow house (5) 69 Bus on rails (4) 70 Jamming (8) 71 Coated with crispy crumbs (7)
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Grazes (7) Ignite (3,4,2) Height of some grills (3,5) Cathedral dignitary (4) Statistics (4)
6 Central (5) 7 Compliant (8) 8 Lazy (4) 10 Accident, crash (5) 11 Paint a room (8) 12 Monastery church (5) 19 Possessed (5) 22 Take small bites (6) 24 Small salty fishes (9) 25 Wizards, magicians (9) 26 Jeans, slacks etc (8) 28 Empty (a truck) (6) 29 Unfastened (8) 31 Being present at (9) 32 Oscar-winning star of Milk (4,4) 33 Making horse noises (8) 35 Glassmaker’s tubes (9) 38 Piece of cake, child’s play (6) 41 Soda - - -, spray bottle (6) 45 Cause a fuss (3,2) 49 Edgy, anxious (9)
50Exact tie (4,4) 51 Canine guard (8) 52 Scheme with others (8) 56 Walked quietly (7) 57 One of twelve in court (5) 59 Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice musical (5) 61 Curry variety (5) 63 Door chime (4) 64Eager, expectant (4) 65 Pierce with a knife (4) Editorial Complaints We work hard to achieve the highest standards of editorial content, and we are committed to complying with the Editors’ Code of Practice (https:// www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/cop.html) as enforced by IPSO. If you have a complaint about our editorial content, you can email us at complaints@ti-media.com or write to Complaints Manager, TI Media Limited Legal Department, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP. Please provide details of the material you are complaining about and explain your complaint by reference to the Editors’ Code. We will endeavour to acknowledge your complaint within five working days and we aim to correct substantial errors as soon as possible.
