PA Puzzles - Crossword

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TV survival expert, ___ Grylls (4)

British monarch whose reign began in 1837 (8)

The change in price of goods and services over time gauged in the UK by the Consumer Prices Index (9)

___ Johnson, pioneering English aviator born in 1903 (3)

Alan ___, British codebreaker whose portrait is on the polymer £50 note issued in 2021 (6)

I.T. ___, England Test cricketer who hit 138 against New Zealand at Wellington in 1984 (6)

___ Hanley, English former rugby league player for Bradford Northern and Wigan (6)

Natalie ___, the first England cricketer to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match (6)

Sitcom which starred Tom Hollander as a vicar of an inner-city church (3)

Roger ___, first man to run a sub-four minute mile (9)

Dumfries and ___, council area in southwestern Scotland (8)

Bukayo ___, Arsenal footballer who scored for England in the Euro 2024 Quarter-final (4)

7 TV survival expert, ___ Grylls (4)
8 British monarch whose reign began in 1837 (8)
10 The change in price of goods and services over time gauged in the UK by the Consumer Prices Index (9)
11 ___ Johnson, pioneering English aviator born in 1903 (3)
12 Alan ___, British codebreaker whose portrait is on the polymer £50 note issued in 2021 (6)
13 I.T. ___, England Test cricketer who hit 138 against New Zealand at Wellington in 1984 (6)
16 ___ Hanley, English former rugby league player for Bradford Northern and Wigan (6)
18 Natalie ___, the first England cricketer to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match (6)
21 Sitcom which starred Tom Hollander as a vicar of an inner-city church (3)
22 Roger ___, first man to run a sub-four minute mile (9)
23 Dumfries and ___, council area in southwestern Scotland (8)
24 Bukayo ___, Arsenal footballer who scored for England in the Euro 2024 Quarter-final (4)

Potent green anise-flavoured alcoholic drink originally made from wormwood (8)

The chief electrician in a film or TV production unit (6)

British rapper, ___ Tempah (5)

School founded by Henry VI in 1440 (4)

Every ___ You Take, 1983 Police hit (6)

English TV presenter, ___ Roslin (4)

Owen ___, English actor who plays Romeo Nightingale in Hollyoaks (6)

Desert ___, grey horse noted for winning the King George VI Chase four times (6)

Female English pirate of the early 18th century (4,4)

Bernard ___, English radio astronomer and founder of Jodrell Bank Observatory (6)

Informal term for tax officialdom in the UK (6)

To remove a barrier or obstruction from a river (5)

Diana ___, English actress who played Olenna Tyrell in the TV series Game of Thrones (4)

A movable beam that holds an overhead camera or microphone in film and TV (4)

1 Potent green anise-flavoured alcoholic drink originally made from wormwood (8)
2 The chief electrician in a film or TV production unit (6)
3 British rapper, ___ Tempah (5)
4 School founded by Henry VI in 1440 (4)
5 Every ___ You Take, 1983 Police hit (6)
6 English TV presenter, ___ Roslin (4)
9 Owen ___, English actor who plays Romeo Nightingale in Hollyoaks (6)
14 Desert ___, grey horse noted for winning the King George VI Chase four times (6)
15 Female English pirate of the early 18th century (4,4)
17 Bernard ___, English radio astronomer and founder of Jodrell Bank Observatory (6)
19 Informal term for tax officialdom in the UK (6)
20 To remove a barrier or obstruction from a river (5)
21 Diana ___, English actress who played Olenna Tyrell in the TV series Game of Thrones (4)
22 A movable beam that holds an overhead camera or microphone in film and TV (4)

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