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 Spud (6)
5 Vehicle’s turning signal (9)
10 Umbrella (coll.) (6)
13 Mythical king with golden touch (5)
15 – Keddie, actress (5)
17 Japanese miniature tree (6)
18 Grass-cutting machine (9)
19 Colour between blue and violet (6)
20 Small ornamental crown (5)
21 Rub out (5)
22 Soup (5)
25 Sing in Swiss style (5)
26 Church keyboard instrument (5)
28 Nuts used in marzipan (7)
29 Monumental Egyptian tomb (7)
32 Trouble (6)
35 Of the stars (6)
37 Whisky (6)
39 Fish-eating raptor (6)
42 Tiny amount (7)
43 Applaud (4)
44 Narrow opening for coins (4)
45 Edmonton’s province in Canada (7)
47 Centre of attention (5)
49 – Bening, actress (7)
50 – Amin, Ugandan dictator (3)
51 Frying liquid (3)
52 – van Gogh, Dutch postimpressionist painter (7)
55 Spinning part of a mechanism (5)
56 Weapons (4)
58 Stressful, on edge (5)
60 Leo –, singer (5)
62 Short branch of a railway line (6)
64 Angry (5)
65 Mature (4)
66 Swedish pop group of the 1970s (4)
67 Try (7)
70 Australian PM’S residence (5)
71 Nicki –, singer (5)
73 Excavate a riverbed (6)
75 Tempestuous (6)
77 Part of an electrical system (9)
78 Grown-ups (6)
81 Outdoor meal (6)
84 Breakfast mixture of seeds, grains and fruit (6)
85 Person who controls the shooting of a film (8)
86 Keyboard transcription error (4)
88 Toy building block brand (4)
89 Body of an aeroplane (8)
90 Romantically unattached (6)
91 House of worship (6)
92 Rough, unrefined (6)
95 Celebration following a wedding (9)
97 Walk like a duck (6)
99 Tune (6)
101 Prohibited by societal convention (5)
103 Look at intently (5)
104 Conspicuous, of an error (7)
106 – Hazlehurst, actress and TV presenter (4)
107 Shoemaker’s mould (4)
109 Move, loosen (5)
110 Mr Hyde’s alter-ego (6)
112 Shoestrings (5)
115 Baby dog (5)
117 Units of electrical resistance (4)
118 – Man, Billy Joel song (5)
119 Official contact between organisations (7) 120 Hive-dwelling insect (3)
121 Muscular spasm (3)
122 Point of view (7)
124 Inexpensive (5)
125 Source of Popeye’s strength (7)
128 Horse’s gait (4)
129 Elevator (4)
130 Cultured dairy product (7)
134 Boat’s steering attachment (6)
136 King of Camelot (6)
137 Quick bites to eat (6)
138 Hole for a plug (6)
140 Uncanny (7)
143 The Fast and the –, action film series (7) 145 – Eastwood, actor and 85 across (5)
147 Gate closing device (5)
149 Frame for growing tomatoes (5)
151 Manner of speaking (5)
152 Bluegrass instrument (5)
154 Number in a cricket team (6)
156 Classical dancer (9)
157 Set, regular income (6)
159 River in west Africa (5)
160 Rafael –, Spanish tennis champ (5)
161 Well-being (6)
162 Profitable (9)
163 Respiratory gas (6)
DOWN
2 Yoko –, widow of John Lennon (3)
3 Valuable possession (5)
4 Leave out (4)
5 Love –, match-making reality TV series (6) 6 – decimal system, library book numbering method (5)
7 Funny performance or show (6)
8 Drying cloth (5)
9 On few occasions (6)
10 Soft French cheese (4)
11 More advanced in years (5)
12 Journal of a voyage (3)
14 At an oblique angle (8)
16 Cranial discomfort (8)
23 Tempo (6)
24 Fifty percent (4)
26 Gambling probabilities (4)
27 Climb (6)
30 Small conflagration near a tent (8)
31 Pair of hinged blades (8)
33 Jakarta’s country (9)
34 Vote into office (5)
36 Author of The Lord of the Rings (7)
38 Shopping cart (7)
39 Wise nocturnal bird (3)
40 Make believe (7)
41 Agitated enjoyment (10)
46 Film featuring cowboys (7)
48 Statistical mean (7)
49 Circus tumbler (7) 53 Olfactory organ (4)
54 This evening (7)
57 – Wynette, country singer (5)
59 Health resort (3)
61 Cultural pursuit (3)
63 Sat doing nothing (5)
68 Concerning religious doctrine (11)
69 Historical period when alcohol was banned (11)
72 Ornamental trinkets such as rings and necklaces (9)
73 Laundry solution or powder (9)
74 Small dwelling in an attic (6)
76 – Starr, the Beatles’ drummer (5)
79 Divert, entertain (5)
80 Versatile metal (5)
82 Frozen water (3)
83 Stimulating hot drink (6)
86 Meek, shy (5)
87 Friend (3)
93 Ground cereal used in porridge (7)
94 Odour (5)
96 House of government (10)
97 Into the –, fairytale musical (5)
98 Wichita –, Glen Campbell hit (7)
100 Silhouette (7)
102 Ancient city notorious for opulence and corruption (7)
104 – up, encourage, motivate (3)
105 Wildebeest (3)
106 Late stone age period in prehistoric times (9)
108 Mountains (4)
111 Longed (for) (7)
113 Nightclub variety show (7)
114 Range of colours (8)
115 Leafy household decoration (3,5)
116 World’s largest ocean (7)
123 Jeremy –, actor (5)
126 Noun form indicating multiple items (6)
127 Motor vehicle (3)
131 Monkey species (6)
132 Holiday (8)
133 Allocated, given a position (8)
135 Sunrise direction (4)
139 Force from office or power (4) 141 Frolic playfully (6)
142 Greek goddess of wisdom (6)
144 Sophisticated and civilised (6) 146 Bellybutton (5)
147 Fragrant purple flower (5)
148 Port-au-prince’s country in the Caribbean (5)
150 Baton-passing race (5)
151 2.54cm (4)
153 Capital of Norway (4)
155 Harper –, To Kill a Mockingbird author (3)
158 Cereal grass (3)