THE AUSTRALIAN

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1 Medicare payment option (4,7) 9 St. George rugby league Immortal, Clive … (9) 10 Native cat (5) 11 1974 soccer World Cup star, … Abonyi (4) 12 Cate Blanchett’s 2004 Oscarwinning movie (3,7) 15 Reef near Exmouth, WA (8) 16 Rebel Wilson in Super Fun Night, … Boobier (6) 18 Melbourne saying: ‘Busier than … Street’ (6) 19 Dr. Rex Mariani in The Secret Life of Us, Vince … (8) 22 Common snake, …-… black (3-7) 23 Ex- SaturdayDisney and Flushed host, … Brewster (4) 25 Sydney-based publishers, Allen & …(5) 27 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll playwright (3,6) 28 Actress who starred in The Man from Snowy River TV series (5,6)

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1 Backyard lizard species (4-7) 2 Marty Rhone’s 1975 hit single, Denim&… (4) 3 Botany Bay suburb, … Le Sands (8) 4 Melbourne socialite and charity fundraiser, … Frank (6) 5 Paul Verhoeven’s role in Steam Punks, The … (10) 6 Holden Monaro’s US name, Pontiac … (1,1,1) 7 Leg spinner who played his first Test in 2009, Bryce … (6) 8 Runner elected Gold Coast in 2004, Ron … (6) 13 Campbell Newman’s Treasurer and Qld Opposition Leader from ‘16 (3,8) 14 Clean Up Australia founder (3,7) 17 Savage Garden hit, I Knew I…… (5,3) 18 Peninsula connected by a causeway near Dampier, WA (6) 20 SBS host of The Chefs’ Line, Maeve … (6) 21 Penicillin co-discoverer, Howard … (6) 24 Cold Chisel Vietnam veteran’s song, Khe… (4) 26 Hoodoo Gurus song, Like…– Wipeout (3)