CODE CRACKER
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 – Doolittle, heroine of
My Fair Lady (5) 4 Long work of fiction (5) 6 Drag racing track (5) 9 Green with vegetation (7) 12 Fermented grape drink (4) 13 Extravagant style (5) 14 Person who exposes corrupt practices within an organisation (13) 15 Julianne –, actress (5) 16 Capricious notion (4) 17 – Vardalos, actress (3) 18 – Ramjet cartoon hero (5) 22 Go out (4) 24 Rafael –, tennis champ (5) 25 High regard (6) 27 As above (5) 28 Christian –, fashion label (4) 29 Professional driver (9) 33 Ignominious failure (6) 35 Honking birds (5) 36 Dedicated poem (3) 37 Romantic flower (4) 39 Japanese delicacy (5) 40 – Kendrick, actress (4) 41 Himalayan monster (4) 42 Harness racing horse’s gait (4) 43 Vigilantly attentive (5) 44 Feline musical (4) 46 Barack –, former US President (5) 47 Capital of Papua New Guinea (4,7) 52 Jason –, played Seinfeld’s George Costanza (9) 54 Supple and graceful (5) 56 Keenly, with great relish (6) 57 Bucket (4) 58 Jewish religious teacher (5) 60 Fruit conserve (3) 61 Quick bite to eat (5) 63 Black in heraldry (5) 64 Grand Canyon state in the USA (7) 65 Ship’s prison (4) 67 Basic dance move (4) 69 Cleaned, freed of germs or contamination (9) 73 Steve –, late wildlife presenter (5) 74 – Page, actress (5) 75 Single-spot playing card (3) 76 Expression of surprise or wonder (3) 77 Organs prepared as meat (5) 78 Remote control aircraft (5) 80 Element, symbol K (9) 83 Flightless bird (4) 84 Non-shiny, of paint (4) 87 Wind instrument (7) 89 Prefix meaning beyond (5) 90 Centre of attention (5) 92 No particular one (3) 93 Verve, enthusiasm (5) 94 Gambol playfully (4) 96 Teutonic (6) 98 Attachment to a contract (5) 100 Body of water between Australia and New Zealand (6,3) 104 Bring together as a plan (11) 107 Take an exam over again (5) 109 Shared accommodation, as at a residential college (4) 111 Historic cricket trophy (5) 112 Owner of the toys in Toy Story (4) 114 Jason’s ship in Greek mythology (4) 116 Insight, understanding (4) 117 Germaine –, feminist academic and author (5) 118 Blood vessel (4) 119 Cooking measurement of 15ml (abbr.) (3) 121 Cardiac organ (5) 122 Japanese garment (6) 123 Ian Mcewan novel adapted for a 2007 film starring Keira Knightley (9) 124 Cook in hot water (4) 125 Astound (5) 127 Loss of power (6) 131 Japanese poem (5) 133 Unbleached linen colour (4) 135 Match between local rivals (5) 138 Castle in chess (4) 139 Russian spirit (5) 140 Flower often given on Mothers Day (13) 142 Former name of Myanmar (5) 143 As well (4) 144 Justifications (7) 145 Boxing blow (5) 146 – Gale, model (5) 147 Volume of maps (5)
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1 Exertion (6) 2 Former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo (5) 3 High ranking priest (6) 4 Albuquerque’s state in the USA (3,6) 5 Most recent (6) 6 Casserole (4) 7 Take one’s ease (5) 8 Church bench (3) 9 Local idiom (10) 10 Steer clear of (5) 11 Multiply by three (6) 15 Statement of political intent (9) 19 King Arthur’s queen (9) 20 Tactical withdrawal (7) 21 Flawless (7) 22 Large retail store (8) 23 Lake –, resort in the USA’S Sierra Nevada mountains (5) 26 Follow as a consequence (5) 30 Pretentious, brash newcomer (7) 31 Tropical American lizard (6) 32 Open and frank (6) 34 Prominent female performer (4) 38 Fly high (4) 44 Made from clay (7) 45 Potato (4) 48 Beam of light (3) 49 Reproductive cell (3) 50 Sign up for service (6) 51 Marine invertebrate with long stinging tendrils (10) 53 Spanish friend (5) 54 Suffer defeat (4) 55 Ad –, for a particular purpose, as required (3)
59 Life of –, Monty Python film (5) 60 Denim pants (5) 62 Direction pointer (5) 64 Port city in the Netherlands (9) 66 Well mannered chap (9) 68 Aviators (6) 70 Seller and repairer of pots and pans (6) 71 Frock (5) 72 Assistance to climb onto something (3-2) 75 Person pursuing exciting new experiences (10) 79 Of the sense of sight (5) 81 Multi-coloured feline (5) 82 Jeremy –, actor (5) 85 Tree yielding dark red timber (6) 86 Spectre (7) 88 Eighteenth Greek letter (5) 89 Stalin’s empire (1,1,1,1) 91 French for yes (3) 95 Married woman’s title (3) 96 Former Portuguese colony in 132 down (3) 97 Vibrating element in a saxophone mouthpiece (4) 99 Disagree, object (7) 101 Cylindrical document (6) 102 Wiry-haired 96 across dog (9) 103 Valuable possessions (6) 105 Ireland (4) 106 Expression of gratitude (8) 107 Violent anger (4) 108 Large, hairy spider (9) 110 Tenth month (7) 111 Guilty and embarrassed (7) 113 Percussionist’s tools (10) 115 Entire range (5) 118 Location of a performance or sporting contest (5) 120 Peter Parker’s web-spinning superhero identity (6-3) 126 Shake with cold (6) 128 National song (6) 129 Lady’s shirt (6) 130 Road which goes around a town (6) 132 Delhi’s country (5) 134 Sticky tree fluid (5) 136 Explode like a volcano (5) 137 Egyptian hooped cross (4) 141 Hip-hop vocal style (3)