THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS

1 Streets of Your Town band (3,2-8) 10 ‘Not within a … …’, not even close (coll) (5,4) 11 Ohio-born Shaddap You face singer, Joe … (5) 12 Hey, Hey ,It’s Saturday ostrich (5) 13 SA floral emblem, Sturt’s … … (6,3) 15 The Slap author, Christos … (8) 16 Ex-Test wicketkeeper, … Haddin (4) 19 Jennifer Byrne’s TV show, The… Club (4) 20 Political journalist and ex- Canberra Times editor, … Grattan (8) 24 Reliable information (coll) (6,3) 25 Eucalypt with long strips of peeling bark, … gum (5) 26 Midday host after Ray Martin, Derryn … (5) 28 Savage Garden’s 1997 hit, …….. and Back (2,3,4) 29 Country singer who wrote A Pub with No Beer (6,7)

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2 Barry Crocker’s 1974 film sequel, Barry McKenzie……… (5,3,3) 3 SE Perth suburb on the Albany Highway (8) 4 Road linking the University of Sydney with Central railway (8) 5 Ex- Great Outdoors presenter, … Livingstone (6) 6 Senior Aboriginal leaders (6) 7 2010-14 Commonwealth diving medallist, Grant … (3)

8 In Siberia Tonight host, Steve ‘The Sandman’ … (6) 9 Melbourne tabloid, …Sun (6) 14 Eyre Peninsula tuna port (4,7) 17 Campfire drink (5,3) 18 Josh Pyke album, …Afire (8) 19 Rugby commentator Chris Handy’s nickname (6) 21 Vera Collins in Number96, … Lee (6) 22 Very tired (coll) (6) 23 PM before Billy McMahon, Sir John … (6) 27 Fairfield mayor who ordered John Newman’s assassination, Phuong … (3)