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To win one of three prizes of $100, work out which number represents which letter. All letters of the alphabet appear at least once. Fill in the coloured boxes at the bottom to reveal our prize word. Write this answer on the entry coupon.

ACROSS

1 Venus –, insect-eating plant (7) 3 Sam –, actor pictured in box A (5) 5 Of the highest quality (5) 8 Abundant (7)

10 All About –, 1950 film (3) 11 Pyrotechnics (9) 13 Explode, like a balloon (3) 14 Football ground snack (3) 15 Peruse (4) 17 Breed of sheep (6) 20 Adhere (to) (5) 23 – Arena, singer (4) 24 Venetian canal boat operator (9) 28 Comment (6) 30 Plenty (5) 31 Marriage vow (1,2) 32 Broad (4) 34 Central Australian monolith (5) 35 Magic dragon in a 1960s folk song by Peter, Paul and Mary (4) 36 – Wilder, late comedy actor (4) 37 Elemental molecule (4) 38 Medical attendant (5) 39 Foot digits (4) 41 Similar in some respect (5) 42 Drying cloth (5) 44 Winterfell family in

Game of Thrones (5) 47 Cyclist or jockey (5) 49 Band fronted by the late Michael Hutchence (4)

51 – House, Dickens novel satirising legal bureaucracy (5) 53 Medieval minstrel’s instrument (4) 54 – Elliott, 1960 Olympic champion runner (4) 56 Meal preparation instructions (6) 58 Line of symmetry (4) 59 Spectral arch in the sky (7) 61 For what reason (3) 63 Kneecap (7) 64 Sandy coastal tract (5) 65 Large bird of prey (5) 67 Sulky facial expression (4) 69 Cut of pork or lamb (4) 71 Oven-cooked meal (5) 73 Smallest possible amount (7) 76 American cattle property (5) 79 Delhi’s country (5) 80 Break from work, competition or other exertion (5) 81 From the United Kingdom (7) 82 – Lawson, cookery personality (7) 83 Hawaiian salutation (5) 85 Land of the Rising Sun (5) 87 Select group (5) 90 Study of past events (7) 93 School tests (5) 95 Soft bathroom powder (4) 96 Maritime bird (4) 97 Boxing blow (5) 98 Shane –, former cricketer (5) 100 Sam –, actor pictured in box B (7) 103 Nocturnal bird (3) 105 Envious, covetous of another’s possessions or achievements (7) 108 Knitting yarn (4) 109 Spud (6) 110 Ready money (4) 111 Fairytale monster (4) 112 Centre of attention (5) 114 Render senseless (4) 116 Made a mistake (5) 119 See 107 down 121 Elephant’s nose (5) 122 Open public square (5) 124 Remain in place (4) 126 Rope-making fibre (5) 127 Doing word (4) 129 Fire, dismiss from a position (4) 131 Dorothy Gale’s dog (4) 132 Dame Nellie –, celebrated Australian soprano (5) 133 Purple stone fruit (4) 134 Floor swabbing device (3) 136 Synthetic rubber (5) 137 Slumbering (6) 138 Interesting, witty tales (9) 139 Norse god of thunder (4) 140 Small watercourse (5) 142 Air pressure line on a weather map (6) 146 – Simone, legendary jazz diva (4) 150 Harden, congeal (3) 151 Sphere, globe (3) 153 Medical assessment of a patient’s condition (9) 154 Bullfighting cheer (3) 155 Amusement arcade machine (7) 156 Dutch bulb flower (5) 157 Keen (5) 158 Long-haired cat breed, often white with grey/black markings (7)

DOWN

1 Covered in long soft hair (6) 2 Salt’s companion seasoning (6) 3 Ancient Egyptian queen (9) 4 Legal professional (6) 5 Artificially curly hairstyle (4) 6 Edition of a publication (5) 7 Sixth sense (1,1,1) 8 Reproduce, duplicate (4) 9 Boil over low steady heat (6) 12 Confusing, complex procedure (9) 15 Sam –, actor pictured in box C (8) 16 Remotely controlled flying machine (5) 18 Making no sense (5) 19 Change to suit conditions (5) 21 Became thinner (7) 22 Thin French pancake (5) 25 Difficult to catch (7) 26 Collect and store (6) 27 African wildlife adventure (6) 29 Pristine, unsullied (4) 33 Union membership fees (4) 34 – Thurman, actress (3) 39 Vehicle for hire (7) 40 Fur scarf or wrap (5) 43 Personal timepiece (5) 45 Struggle, scuffle (6) 46 Back end (4) 48 – Wilson, comedy actress (5) 50 Six-sided figure (7) 51 Edge of a hat (4) 52 Fuss, bother (3) 55 Additional (5) 56 Monarch’s domain (5) 57 Biblical song (5) 60 Vital bodily fluid (5) 61 Capricious, fanciful idea (4) 62 12 month period (4) 63 Trojan prince in Homer’s Iliad (5) 66 Beijing’s country (5) 68 Hot infused drink (3) 70 Buccaneer (6) 72 Special skill or ability (6) 74 Unsophisticated, gullible (5) 75 Annoyed, distressed (5) 77 Legal excuse (5) 78 Adele hit song from 2015 (5) 81 Twilight heroine (5) 84 Illegal fire-starting (5) 85 Water or milk serving vessel (3) 86 Lively Central European dance (5) 88 Volcanic in origin (of rock) (7) 89 Reflected sound (4) 90 Bay like a wolf (4) 91 Petrol station (coll.) (5) 92 Rowdy hooligan (5) 94 Historic cricket trophy (5) 97 Alloy of tin and lead (6) 99 Precisely (7) 101 Mother’s brother (5) 102 Person in charge (4) 104 Expensive gourmet beef variety (5) 106 Sense of self (3) 107 And 119 across, daytime drama series (4,5)

109 Twin –, enigmatic cult TV series (5) 113 Sam –, actor pictured in box D (7) 115 – Kidman, actress (6) 117 Italian rice dish (7) 118 High-end version of a product (6) 120 Cain’s biblical brother (4) 121 Australia’s Apple Isle (8) 122 American mountain lion (4) 123 – Gardner, silver screen legend (3) 125 Seductive woman (9) 126 Of the sun (5) 128 Shaving device (5) 130 Large stringed instrument (5) 133 Song or poem of praise and joy (5) 135 Senior academic (9) 141 Horse’s fastest gait (6) 143 Clyde’s infamous criminal partner (6) 144 Dairy spread (6) 145 Drawing utensil (6) 147 Rafael –, tennis champ (5) 148 Public opinion survey (4) 149 Slightly wet (4) 152 Wager (3)