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1 Astrological symbols (6) 5 Control, particularly of oneself (9) 10 Plug insertion point (6) 13 Of sheep (5) 15 Vigilant, at the ready (5) 17 Friendly and cheerful (6) 18 Large, important church (9) 19 Horse which won the first two Melbourne Cups (6) 20
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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. 110 Disparaging remark (6) 112 Paramour (5) 115 Capital of Western Australia (5) 117 63 down squared (4) 118 In need of a scratch (5) 119 Chinese tile matching game (7) 120 Sister in a holy order (3) 121 Dangerous beach current (3) 122 Scaly, cold-blooded creature (7) 124 Honking bird (5) 125 Spotted African big cat (7) 128 Imperfection (4) 129 Tidy, well-ordered (4) 130 Bravery (7) 134 Reactive protein compound (6) 136 Ancient soothsayer (6) 137 Lake and city in Switzerland (6) 138 – Waugh, Brideshead
Revisited author (6) 140 Having unusual mental powers (7) 143 Decade nostalgically remembered for early rock and roll culture (7) 145 Metal-casting facility (5) 147 Gold purity measure (5) 149 Spin, pirouette (5) 151 Welsh dog breed (5) 152 Aviator (5) 154 Rich, 160 across-filled cake (6) 156 Ancient Egyptian queen (9) 157 – Newton-john, iconic performer (6) 159 Of the countryside (5) 160 Fatty part of milk (5) 161 Colourful bird (6) 162 Advantageous for immediate circumstances (9) 163 Shoelace hole (6)
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2 Dedicated poem (3) 3 Cake frosting (5) 4 Young male horse (4) 5 Cooking instructions (6) 6 Silk synthetic 92 across (5) 7 Monkey species (6) 8 – Elba, actor (5) 9 Particular skill or ability (6) 10 Large male deer (4) 11 Stored treasure or supplies (5) 12 Before (3) 14 Frozen confectionery (3,5) 16 Disease affecting large numbers in a particular area (8) 23 Fortified tower (6) 24 Reflected sound (4) 26 Ongoing animosity between rival families or factions (4) 27 Deep narrow valley, gorge (6) 30 Batman’s female feline foe (8) 31 Fragrant purplish blue flower (8) 33 Moving assemblage of a device (9) 34 – Witherspoon, actress (5) 36 Currency of Malaysia (7) 38 Permissible (7) 39 Lumberjack’s tool (3) 40 Dinghy propelled by oars (7)
41 Shining maritime beacon (10) 46 Ardently enthusiastic (7) 48 Professional academic (7) 49 Spiky Scottish plant (7) 53 Open to discussion (4) 54 Discolour (7) 57 Incline (5) 59 Mischievous sprite (3) 61 Atmosphere (3) 63 – Billboards Outside Ebbing,
Missouri, 2017 film (5) 68 Symbolic peace offering (5,6) 69 Close, rough measurement (11) 72 Pleasing, suitable (9) 73 Kitchen utensil used in omelette preparation (3,6) 74 Peter –, actor (6) 76 Keith –, country music artist (5) 79 Tangential comment (5) 80 Proposal, bid (5) 82 Trendy, in fashion (3) 83 Llama-like ruminant (6) 86 Eye-shield on a helmet (5) 87 Spirit associated with the military authorities in early colonial NSW (3) 93 – Yelchin, late actor (5) 94 Calm, serene setting (5)
96 – Minds, Elvis Presley song (10) 97 Aromatic resin among the gifts of the Magi at the Nativity (5) 98 Innocent young woman (7) 100 Study of animals (7) 102 Apple plantation (7) 104 Great sadness (3) 105 Cereal grass (3) 106 Hotel lobby attendant (9) 108 Miranda –, actress (4) 111 Displeased, grumpy (7) 113 Popular 14 down flavour extracted from orchid pods (7) 114 Molly –, actress (8) 115 Mountains on the French/ Spanish border (8) 116 Substitute for another (7) 123 Demonstrate to be true (5) 126 Climatic effect of oceanic warming in the Pacific (2,4) 127 Fish eggs (3) 131 Gloria –, I Will Survive singer (6) 132 Magician, wizard (8) 133 Fortified prison in Paris, stormed during the French Revolution (8) 135 Linger gloomily, sulk (4) 139 Waistcoat (4) 141 Hanging frozen spike (6) 142 Camera stand (6) 144 Force of a collision (6) 146 Germaine –, feminist author (5) 147 Inexpensive (5) 148 Official appellation (5) 150 Colour of purity (5) 151 Brusque, rudely brief (4) 153 Heavy volume (4) 155 – Gardner, actress (3) 158 Anger (3)