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 Oak seed (5) 4 Fundamental (5) 6 Tempted, enticed (5) 9 The Emerald Isle (7) 12 Couch (4) 13 Abdomen (5) 14 Betrayed (13) 15 Supporting structure (5) 16 Serene, placid (4) 17 Note of debt (1,1,1) 18 Military decoration (5) 22 Daybreak (4) 24 Addendum to a contract (5) 25 Leafy thoroughfare (6) 27 Grim and depressing (5) 28 Horse breeding facility (4) 29 Exactly the same (9) 33 Gadget or appliance (6) 35 Russian pancake (5) 36 Score of zero (3) 37 Long African river (4) 39 Mother’s brother (5) 40 Midday (4) 41 Second-hand (4) 42 Russian emperor (4) 43 Discordant metallic sound (5) 44 Kate –, Wuthering Heights singer (4) 46 Follow as a result (5) 47 Scientific tests (11) 52 Fit for maritime service (9) 54 Magistrate (5) 56 Spotted wild cat of the American tropics (6) 57 Domesticated (4) 58 Bathroom sink (5) 60 Play on words (3) 61 Royal domain (5) 63 Resplendent magnificence (5) 64 Without any apparent goal (7) 65 Assist in crime (4) 67 Group of bovine creatures (4) 69 Children’s stage show (9) 73 Kitchen garment (5) 74 – union, code of football (5) 75 Female rabbit (3) 76 Glass jam container (3) 77 Opening tennis shot (5) 78 Hello singer (5) 80 World’s highest mountain range (9) 83 – Hazlehurst, actress and TV presenter (4) 9 84 Martial arts training facility (4) 87 Overshadow another’s performance (7) 89 John –, author and broadcaster, AKA ‘Rampaging’ Roy Slaven (5) X 90 – Courtenay, author (5) 92 Gesture of assent (3) 93 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 94 Reflected sound (4) 96 Rectangle (6) 98 Untidy (5) 100 Athenian hilltop location of the Parthenon (9) 104 Industry featured in the TV series Mad Men (11) 107 – Richard, veteran pop star (5) 109 Follow orders (4) 111 Flat tract of land (5) 112 Tardy, overdue (4) 114 Verifiable truth (4) 116 Italian leaning tower location (4) 117 Supernumerary (5) 118 – Collette, actress (4) 119 Cricket or baseball hat (3) 121 Sample episode of a potential TV series (5) 122 Four score and ten (6) 123 Genuine, trustworthy (9) 124 Cut of lamb or pork (4) 125 Door joint (5) 127 Underground passage (6) 131 Hawaiian salutation (5) 133 Flying toy on a string (4) 135 Ceremonial table (5) 137 US spy organisation (3) 139 Pleasant vocal inflection (4) 140 Darkest hue (5) 141 Emotionally erratic or volatile (13) 143 Group of concubines (5) 144 Dutch cheese (4) 145 Cattle thief (7) 146 Inconsequential, trifling (5) 147 Largest living cat species (5) 148 Plush toy bear (5)
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1 Season before winter (6) 2 Cuban ballroom dance (5) 3 Picture composed of small tiles (6) 4 Shuttlecock game (9) 5 Lassie’s breed (6) 6 Good fortune (4) 7 Spanish red wine variety (5) 8 Spanish for two (3) 9 Native to a particular land (10) 10 Industrial agreement (5) 11 Lacking colour or other interesting features (6) 15 Tables, chairs and other household amenities (9) 19 Revered Buddhist monk (5,4) 20 Additional pay given under particular circumstances (7)
21 Blazing –, western film spoof (7) 22 One tasked with repelling attackers (8) 23 Prod gently (5) 26 Manicurist’s area of service (5) 30 Attributed guilt (7) 31 Beaded counting apparatus (6) 32 Bluish purple hue (6) 34 Church or school gala (4) 38 Weaving machine (4) 44 Blade fitted to a rifle muzzle (7) 45 Repair a wound (4) 48 Stroke for a pet dog (3) 49 – Buttrose, publishing and media personality (3) 50 Vigour (6) 51 Instrument which records a vehicle’s engine speed (RPM) (10) 53 Snow leopard (5) 54 Panel appointed to decide on a court case (4) 55 Hair-styling product (3) 59 Carly –, You’re so Vain singer (5) 60 Joe –, actor (5) 62 Petrified resin (5) 64 Symbol meaning and (9) 66 – Williams, playwright (9) 68 Medieval maiden, often in distress (6) 70 Vital respiratory gas (6) 71 Foe (5) 72 Hindu nobleman (5) 75 Famous theme park opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California (10) 79 Take pleasure in (5) 81 Small pile or hill (5) 82 Bread leavening agent (5) 85 Strike out, erase (6) 86 Budapest’s country (7) 88 Exclusive news report (5) 89 Reject, repudiate (4) 91 Cereal grain (3) 95 Small shed or shelter (3) 96 Kimono sash (3) 97 Corporate or product symbol (4) 99 Small, fluffy Chinese dog breed (4-3) 101 Cooking instructions (6) 102 Decorative window with multicoloured panes (9) 103 Upper house of Parliament (6) 105 Nevada divorce city (4) 106 Having no end or limit (8) 107 Staff of a vessel (4) 108 Sudden, vivid memory (9) 110 Tour de France conveyance (7) 111 Spice used in goulash (7) 113 One who renders into a different language (10) 115 Recognised body of important works in a field (5) 118 Ponder (5) 120 Spinning blades which provide thrust for a boat or aircraft (9) 126 Men’s haircutter (6) 128 Most pleasant (6) 129 – Assange, Australian-born founder of Wikileaks (6) 130 Australian wild horse (6) 132 Iridescent gemstones (5) 134 Tend to a patient (5) 136 Rental contract (5) 138 Dark shade of blue (4) 142 Floor-swabbing tool (3)