THE AUSTRALIAN

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ACROSS 1 River joining the Yarra near its mouth (11) 9 Mike and Mal’s 1976–80 TV show, …the Leyland Brothers (3) 10 Single bet on winners of two races on the same day (5,6) 11 Atherton Tablelands town (10) 12 Money (coll) (4) 14 Elle Macpherson’s ex-partner and father of her sons, … Busson (5) 15 1990s sketch show, Full… (7) 18 Small town west of Inverell (7) 19 Chef Iain Hewitson’s TV show, …Kitchen (5) 22 Nickname of cycling champion and Menzies minister Sir Hubert (4) 24 NSW Liberal Democratic senator, David … (10) 26 Victorian ski resort (5,6) 27 Fashion designer famous for her knitwear, Jenny … (3) 28 Peter Weir film, The Year of Living… (11) DOWN 1 Dorothy Hewett play, The Man from… (9) 2 Part of southern Moreton Bay (7,3) 3 Accost, buttonhole (coll) (4,2) 4 Australia’s oldest Olympian, at 61, equestrian Bill … (8) 5 Ex-Socceroo captain, Paul … (4) 6 Victorian Governor before John Landy, Sir James … (5) 7 Blue Water High star, … Tozzi (6) 8 Leigh Matthews’ nickname (6) 13 Talk in ’‘ Bout Your Generation team leader and Please Like Me star (4,6) 16 Charlie Pickering’s satirical ABC show (3,6) 17 Northern Sydney river and national park (4,4) 18 Northwest WA town with Cable Beach (6) 20 Why Is It So? scientist, Julius … Miller (6) 21 2004 Australian Racehorse of the Year (6) 23 Flinders Ranges amphitheatre, Wilpena … (5) 25 Beauty and the Beast host who died in 2007, … Zemanek (4)

Saturday’s solution

ACROSS: 1. Bob Hatfield 9. Irwin 10. Sunraysia 11. Ginger Mick 12. Nias 14. Lilydale 16. Hudson 18. Safari 19. Baddeley 22. East 23. Like billyo 26. Devonport 27. Cowra 28. Robbie Deans. DOWN: 1. Bowen 2. Bungendore 3. Assembly 4. Fenech 5. Egar 6. Dismissal 7. Fingal 8. Lawson 13. Kurdaitcha 15. Lifesaver 17. Talented 18. Steady 20. Yeoval 21. Tivoli 24. Lowes 25. Knob.