THE AUSTRALIAN
ACROSS 1 Snowy Mountains Scheme reservoir (4,9) 10 Speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush in TheKing’s
Speech, Lionel … (5) 11 1999-2005 Qld One Nation senator (3,6) 12 1985-91 Brisbane mayor, … Atkinson (9) 13 LongtimePassing author, … Brinsmead (5) 14 Bananasin Pyjamas duck (4) 15 Celibate Rifles singer and SBS soccer panellist, Damien … (8) 19 Pacific island settled by Bounty mutineers (8) 20 Dancingin the Dark band, … Crash Opera (4) 24 A History of Australia author, Manning … (5) 26 15oz beer glasses (9) 27 Tasmanian senator and gay marriage opponent (4,5) 28 Illawarra greyhound track (5) 29 Gulgong’s nickname, ‘Town on the … … …’ (3,6,4)
DOWN 2 Convict-hewn street in The Rocks (6,3) 3 Ex-Aboriginal Reconciliation head, … Scott (6) 4 John Flynn’s Australian … Mission (6) 5 Sarah Murdoch’s talent show,
Everybody…… (5,3) 6 Seven-times World Surfing Champion, Layne … (8) 7 Breasts (coll) (5) 8 Dame Edna’s long-time companion and bridesmaid, Madge … (6) 9 Original name of Kraft’s Cheesybite spread (6) 16 Alone (coll) (2,4,3) 17 1987-2004 TV gardening show,
Burke’s… (8) 18 Gerald ‘Nudge’ Noritas in HeyDad!, Christopher … (8) 19 World Series Cricket founder, Kerry … (6) 21 Rugby league commentator who died in 2011, Rex ‘Moose’ … (6)
22 Housos’ couple, Dazza and … (6) 23 Trinidadian sprinter linked to Nova Peris, Ato … (6) 25 Natalie Gruzlewski’s dating show,
The Farmer Wants…… (1,4)