THE AUSTRALIAN

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1 TheWaitingCity and OlympusHas

Fallen star (5,8) 10 The Chaser TV comedy series,

The…Wheel (7) 11 John Howard’s daughter (7)

12 Mr.Squiggle hostess and Gallipoli producer (3,6) 13 Kerry Armstrong’s Rainbow’s End ABC series, Bedof… (5) 14 Silverchair album, …Ballroom (4) 15 Midnight Oil song about the American military (1,1,6) 19 Tweed Coast town (8) 20 South African-born SBS newsreader, Anton … (4) 24 Odd, eccentric (coll) (5) 26 NT dress standard, without jacket or tie (6,3) 27 Johanna Griggs’ makeover show,

…Squad (7) 28 Backstroker and 1980 Olympic relay swimming champion, Mark … (7) 29 Russell Crowe’s film as boxer James J. Braddock (10,3)

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2 1988 Olympic 200m freestyle champion, Duncan … (9) 3 Mel Gibson’s father and 1968

Jeopardy champion (6) 4 Toni Collette’s Porpoise Spit ABBA fan, … Heslop (6) 5 Eleanor Dark novel, The…Land (8) 6 Town near Albury, called Germantown until 1915 (8) 7 2007 Silverchair hit, Straight… (5) 8 Pay part of the cost (coll) (4,2) 9 Telstra’s directories arm (6) 16 Alice Springs’ region (9) 17 Easybeats hit, Friday……… (2,2,4) 18 Bushranger operating with Ben Hall, Frank … (8) 19 Cathy Freeman’s ex-manager and Sonia O’Sullivan’s husband, Nic … (6) 21 What’sGoodForYou host, … Thornton (6) 22 Original BigBrother host, … Killeen (6) 23 Ricky Ponting’s wife (6) 25 Historic Quorn-Port Augusta railway, … Richi (5)