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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.
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1 Pale bluish purple (5) 4 Reddish brown plant-based dye (5) 6 Attractive personal quality (5) 9 Series of tasks required (7) 12 Italian salutation (4) 13 Personal journal (5) 14 Surrounding area (13) 15 Poker hand all of one suit (5) 16 Broad (4) 17 Pair, twosome (3) 18 Uncomplaining and patient (5) 22 Small branch (4) 24 Turn back, drive away (5) 25 – Seyfried, actress (6) 27 Dame Nellie –, early 20th century opera diva (5) 28 Hood (4) 29 Plants or animals which live on or within another species (9) 33 Lassie’s breed (6) 35 Workers’ organisation (5) 36 Hero of The Matrix film series (3) 37 Magnitude (4) 39 1970’s nightclub music style (5) 40 – Mcgregor, actor (4) 41 Craft with yarn and needles (4) 42 – Hathaway, actress (4) 43 Choose by ballot (5) 44 Lads (4) 46 Sister’s daughter (5) 47 JK Rowling’s wizard hero (5,6) 52 Soldier in the novels of Alexandre Dumas (9) 54 Garden boundary structure (5) 56 Rider’s seat (6) 57 Acquire as an increase, addition (4) 58 Beginning (5) 60 Part of a curve (3) 61 Synthetic used in hosiery (5) 63 Effective distance, scope (5) 64 Windy city in the US midwest (7) 65 Remove, as a hat (4) 67 Ale or lager (4) 69 US folk/country music style featuring fiddle and banjo (9) 73 Quick and nimble (5) 74 Come in (5) 75 Young lion (3) 76 Auction offer (3) 77 Short Japanese poem (5) 78 Ceremonial table (5) 80 London tennis location (9) 83 Slightly wet (4) 84 Tailored, stitched (4) 87 General attendant in a hospital (7) 89 Backbone (5) 90 – Goodrem, singer and actress (5) 92 Visual organ (3) 93 Land of the Pharaohs (5) 94 Object of adoration (4) 96 Illicit romance (6) 98 Lukewarm (5) 100 Assume a partisan position in a dispute (4,5) 104 Wedding commemoration (11) 107 Party drink in a large bowl (5) 109 – Watson, actress (4) 111 Best available (5) 112 Reflected sound (4) 114 Type of window frame 116 Football scoring target (4) 117 Light pastry used for eclairs (5) 118 – le Pew, inappropriately amorous
Looney Tunes skunk (4) 119 Score of 38 down (3) 121 Following later (5) 122 Scared (6) 123 Butter substitute (9) 124 High musical register (4) 125 Yellow citrus fruit (5) 127 Sir Isaac –, revered physicist (6) 131 Sir – John, veteran pop star (5) 133 Ancient harp-like instrument (4) 135 More mature (5) 137 Burned residue (3) 139 Highest point (4) 140 Slow manner of speaking (5) 141 Means of operating devices from a distance (6,7) 143 Internet video communication system (5) 144 – James, actress (4) 145 Organisation of enthusiasts dedicated to a particular performer (3,4) 146 Pleased with oneself or achievements (5) 147 – Field, actress (5)
148 Hello singer (5)
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1 Snake-haired gorgon of classical mythology (6) 2 Giuseppe –, Italian composer (5) 3 Two-piece bathing costume (6) 4 Post-nuptial holiday (9) 5 Greek goddess of wisdom (6) 6 Food preparation operative (4) 7 Symbol indicating direction (5) 8 Bovine sound (3) 9 Police van (5,5) 10 Provide with gear and supplies (5) 11 Charles M. –, Peanuts creator (6) 15 Strictly prohibited (9) 19 Comedian’s quick quips (3-6) 20 Central group of government ministers (7) 21 Location of a famous speech in
Romeo and Juliet (7) 22 Woven wall-hanging (8)
23 Will & –, US sitcom (5) 26 Sidney –, Australian artist (5) 30 Oriental (7) 31 Institution displaying artefacts of cultural or scientific significance (6) 32 Permitting neither transmission nor reflection of light (6) 34 Weighty volume (4) 38 Nothing, none (4) 44 Russian beetroot soup (7) 45 Garden utility building(4) 48 Regret (3) 49 Green pod vegetable (3) 50 Barren Arctic plain (6) 51 At risk of extinction (10) 53 Supernumerary (5) 54 Monetary penalty (4) 55 Dove sound (3) 59 French farewell (5) 60 Pleasant food smell (5) 62 Tea –, actress (5) 64 San Francisco trams (5,4) 66 Radio tuning reference (9) 68 – Grffiths, actress (6) 70 – Butler, actor (6) 71 Curved cavalry sword (5) 72 Arm joint (5) 75 Small edible mushroom (10) 79 Drying cloth (5) 81 Largest deer species (5) 82 Mr –, brooding hero of
Pride and Prejudice (5) 85 Zodiac twins (6) 86 Tendency to remain motionless (7) 88 Frock (5) 89 Beach sediment (4) 91 Female sheep (3) 95 Unrefined mineral (3) 96 – Gardner, actress (3) 97 – Dunaway, actress (4) 99 Mythical woman who opened a box releasing misery into the world (7) 101 Japanese robe (6) 102 Floating timber debris (9) 103 Britney –, pop diva (6) 105 Immoral activity (4) 106 – Barr, TV comedienne (8) 107 Guitarist’s plectrum (4) 108 Six-sided (9) 110 Pedestrian, run-of-the-mill (7) 111 Medication with no physiological affect (7) 113 Handsome man (10) 115 Dried stalks used as bedding (5) 118 Chat show discussion group (5) 120 Sideways (9) 126 Bob –, musician and human rights activist (6) 128 Men’s underwear or bathers (6) 129 – Rudd, pen-name of Arthur Hoey Davis, author of On Our Selection and other Dad and Dave tales (6) 130 Store below 38 down temperature (6) 132 Shania –, Canadian singer (5) 134 Comparative numerical expression (5) 136 Indicated approval of online content (5) 138 Corrosive chemical compound (4) 142 Floor-swabbing tool (3)