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Last week’s solutions:CRYPTIC ACROSS: 5 Sick 7 Rainforest 8 Pine 10 Rareness 11 Spites 12 Stands

14 Stores 16 Record 17 Beckoned 19 Side 21 Overcooked 22 Seat.

DOWN: 1 Crop 2 Ancestor 3 Boards 4 Beards 5 Stun 6 Considered 9 Impatience

13 Accustom 15 Sonnet 16 Reduce 18 Knot 20 Ends.

QUICK ACROSS: 5 Sack 7 Obligation 8 This 10 Ballpark 11 Allege 12 Wicked

14 Bounce 16 Rotate 17 Anything 19 Rand 21 Nutcracker 22 Used.

DOWN: 1 Fort 2 Einstein 3 Ramble 4 Pillow 5 Snip 6 Charleston 9 Hollowness

13 Cataract 15 Exists 16 Regard 18 Tend 20 Dare.

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: ***

QUICK CLUESACROSS1 Bring forth (7) 5 Panic (5) 8 Turn up uninvited (9) 9 Diminutive of Edward (3) 10 Finnish steam bath (5) 12 Calms down (7) 13 Be present at (6) 14 Day of the week (6) 17 Naval rank (7) 19 Artist’s apparatus (5) 21 Child (3) 22 Fool (9) 24 American coins (5) 25 Leaves (7)

DOWN1 Boy attendants (5) 2 Not at home (3) 3 Release (7) 4 Pass (6) 5 Hurt (5) 6 Postures (9) 7 Propriety (7) 11 Final terms (9) 13 Modified (7) 15 Extend beyond the edge of (7) 16 Held responsible (6) 18 Takes a break (5) 20 Stripes (5) 23 Bituminous substance (3)

PRIZECROSSWORDCRYPTIC CLUES:ACROSS1 Day starts and finishes among pals (7)5 Novice and expert died intertwined (5)8 Performance that has one in dirt (9)9 Mr Thumb is half a drum (3)10 Cut some lovers’ initials on tree (5)12 King has old wizard tossed into Russian citadel (7)13 Singers heard among the paper (6)14 Conjectures but not in visions (6)17 In France, friend gets fit, being good-natured (7)19 Players from the south need energy source (5)21 Go down the slope with no end of accomplishment (3)22 Sale he arranged by ancient reference to property tenure (9)24 Performs “Crime” by Gilbert and Sullivan endlessly (5)25 Most of the tablets taken by dour crusader (7)

DOWN1 Questionnaires about fashions (5)2 Fashionable Northern hostelry (3)3 Not one or the other is in there (7)4 Holds on to some wood (6)5 He needs to take on a great deal to become a knight (5)6 Directory contains a clue: goat is confused (9)7 Calls for Mad Ned’s metamorphosis (7)11 By withdrawal of nail I get boot fixed (9)13 Teaching groups involving 100 girls (7)15 During supper, Sid is worried about mistake in card game (7)16 Give a fresh look to the vicar, a politician (6)18 Dances for bouncers (5)20 She’s crazy in the morning (5)23 Make a circle on a river with a propelling device (3)

Leisure Guide

Thesp’s Theatre Talk

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT STAR GEORGESAMPSON JOINS CANNON AND BALLIN CREWE LYCEUM’S GIANT PANTO!Crewe Lyceum have

announced thatCheshire resident

Britain’s Got Talent winnerGeorge Sampson will beteaming up with comedylegends Cannon and Balland street dancing his waydown Heath Street to star inthe title role of this year’struly gigantic pantomime,Jack and the Beanstalkfrom Friday 14 December.The Warrington-born dancer,

presenter, singer and actor roseto fame when he entered thesecond series of ITV’s flagshiptalent show Britain’s Got Talentwhere he wowed Simon Cowelland the judges with hisimpressive street dance abilitiesand performance skills. Havingcome top in the audience’s voteGeorge back-flipped his way intothe semi-final with his nowlegendary routine to Singin’ inthe Rain, a performance hereprised in the live final whichsaw him beat off stiffcompetition and win the covetedprize which saw him perform infront of His Royal Highness thePrince of Wales and The Duchessof Cornwall at the Royal VarietyPerformance, staged at theLondon Palladium.Since thenGeorge has gone on to headlineat regular summer festivalsacross the UK, host weekendspecials at UK resorts, hostvarious product launches,released his debut single ‘Get Upon the Dance Floor’ withproceeds going to Great Ormond

Street Children’s Hospital, andreleased his debut dance DVD,Access 2 All Areas.He continues to dance, but is

now also known for his acting,having starred in the hip-hopmusical Into the Hoodz inLondon’s West End and in thefeature films Streetdance 2 andStreetdance 3D, held roles inWaterloo Road and Casualty forthe BBC, starred in MountPleasant on Sky One, appearedin The Dumping Ground forCBBC and last year made hissoap debut as Ryan inEmmerdale for ITV. Last year hestarred in the Madness musicalOur House which played theCrewe Lyceum to fantasticaudience and critical acclaim.George will play the lead role

of Jack Trot, with TommyCannon and Bobby Ball who areback for their third consecutiveCrewe pantomime, in a must-seeproduction packed full ofspectacular song and streetdance, laughs-a-minute and afantastic 3D sequence which willtransport audience membersdeep into the Giant’s castle, afirst for the Lyceum’s annualpantomime.Adam Knight, Director at

Crewe Lyceum Theatre said:“We are thrilled to welcomeGeorge to the Lyceum thisfestive season. George’sextraordinary dancing andperforming talent combinedwith Cannon & Ball’s superbcomedy partnership is sure toprovide applause and laughter

in abundance and make Jackand the Beanstalk a not-to-be-missed festive treat for the entirefamily.”Tickets are already selling

fast, so audiences shouldn’tleave it any longer to secure their

seats for the pantomimeaudiences have bean waiting tosee.Fee-Fi, Fo, Fum, a must-see

panto comes to Crewe Lyceum!Box office Telephone 01270368242

OPERA BOYS COMING TO CREWELeading men from

London’s West Endcombine in a

powerhouse of vocalharmony to deliver astunning blend of musicranging from Opera to Pop,and everything in between.

For the last 5 years TheOpera Boys have been delightingaudiences all over the world withtheir unique show combiningbeautiful, powerful andemotional music with funny,engaging and light-heartedentertainment.

Making opera accessible tothe masses, The Opera Boyscombine their exceptionalclassically trained voices withtheir experience, showmanshipand personality to deliver awonderfully entertaining shownot to be missed!The boys trained at some of

the UK’s finest schools includingThe Royal Academy of Music,and have each become highlysuccessful performers in theirown right. Between them theyhave performed lead roles onLondon’s West End and onBroadway in New York. Theyhave performed as backingvocalists to some of the world’sbiggest superstars includingRussell Watson, RobbieWilliams, Tom Jones and EltonJohn, and in 2015 one of theboys appeared as part of theBelgian entry for The Eurovision

Song Contest, performing to aglobal audience of 200 million,and placing a very respectable4th in the competition!Together the boys have

performed in theatres andconcert halls throughout the UKand have been lucky enough totravel all over the worldperforming their show.They have been invited to

perform at a number ofprestigious events including the10th Anniversary of the world’smost famous cruise ship,Cunard’s superliner Queen Mary2, and the inaugural voyage ofP&O’s largest cruise shipBritannia, launched by HerMajesty Queen Elizabeth II.The Opera Boys will be

coming to the Lyceum Theatre atCrewe on May 27th. Telephonethe booking office on 01270368242.

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