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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.
ACROSS 1 Demonstrate to be true (5) 4 Water vapour (5) 6 Shania –, singer (5) 9 Tanned animal hide (7) 12 – Headey, Game of Thrones actress (4) 13 – Emdur, TV presenter (5) 14 Trading facility such as on Wall Street (5,8) 15 Striped big cat (5) 16 Baghdad’s country (4) 17 Exploit (3) 18 Drying cloth (5) 22 Curved portal (4) 24 Sign up for a course (5) 25 Made of timber (6) 27 Girth, span (5) 28 Sicilian volcano (4) 29 Large triangular foresail (9) 33 System of measurement (6) 35 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 36 Jump on one foot (3) 37 Follow orders (4) 39 Arm joint (5) 40 Highest point (4) 41 Largest bodily organ (4) 42 Celebrity (4) 43 Pianist’s seat (5) 44 Cycle of sea ebb or flow (4) 46 – Spacek, Carrie actress (5) 47 Treatment of 41 across (11) 52 Final demand (9) 54 Simple poem (5) 56 Dolly –, singer (6) 57 Visual organs (4) 58 Cowboy/cowgirl carnival (5) 60 Shade of colour (3) 61 Prod of encouragement (5) 63 Numerical comparison (5) 64 Operating doctor (7) 65 Talon (4) 67 Katharine –, The Graduate actress (4) 69 Extinct Tasmanian carnivore (9) 73 Official language of 78 across (5) 74 Ceremonial table (5) 75 Unopened flower (3) 76 – Remick, The Omen actress (3) 77 Cetacean (5) 78 New Delhi’s country (5) 80 Model on the front of a magazine (9) 83 Tone between black and white (4) 84 – King, advice columnist (4) 87 Marriage ceremony (7) 89 – Knightley, Atonement actress (5) 90 Thin French pancake (5) 92 Part of a lawn bowls match (3) 93 – Fudd, cartoon hunter (5) 94 Fully occupied (4) 96 Warmest season (6) 98 Go over main points again (5) 100 Family predecessors (9) 104 Fred and Wilma from Bedrock (11) 107 Major Florida city (5) 109 Potato (4) 111 Darth –, Star Wars villain (5) 112 Part to be played (4) 114 Tidy, well-ordered (4) 116 Pacific republic, capital Suva (4) 117 Electronic navigation and detection system (5) 118 Rooney –, Carol actress (4) 119 Historical period (3) 121 Hangman’s loop (5) 122 House of worship (6) 123 Language of southern China (9) 124 Soft, lower ear (4) 125 Seduce, entice (5) 127 High frequency range in an audio system (6) 131 Opposable digit (5) 133 Duplicate (4) 135 Message or comment posted on Twitter (5) 137 Zodiac lion (3) 139 As well (4) 140 Sharp (5) 141 Sea between Africa and Europe (13) 143 Open public square (5) 144 Pitch indicator in musical notation (4) 145 Malady (7) 146 Match between rival local teams (5) 147 Australian bigfoot (5) 148 Valuable possession (5) DOWN 1 Well-mannered (6) 2 Part of a poem or song (5) 3 – Clooney, Gravity actor (6) 4 North American bigfoot (9) 5 Japanese emperor (6) 6 Body of written material (4) 7 – Keddie, Offspring actress (5) 8 Sister in a holy order (3) 9 Army officer commanding a platoon (10) 10 Horrible comic strip viking (5) 11 On few occasions (6) 15 Adolescents (9) 19 Vest in a three-piece suit (9) 20 Sideways (7) 21 Inundated, awash (7) 22 Giant South American snake (8) 23 – Days, nostalgic TV sitcom featuring Fonzie and the Cunningham family (5) 26 Bo –, 10 actress (5) 30 International diplomatic bureau (7) 31 Largest of Japan’s islands (6) 32 Spotted Central and South American wild cat (6) 34 Rock back and forth (4) 38 Reflected sound (4) 44 Storm (7) 45 Prepare for publication (4) 48 Score in cricket (3) 49 Plaything (3) 50 Sheen, gloss (6) 51 Dwelling for travellers or invited visitors (10) 53 Large deer species (5) 54 Nevada divorce city (4) 55 Large coffee cup (3) 59 Fitzwilliam –, hero of Pride and Prejudice (5) 60 Capital of Vietnam (5) 62 Bob –, veteran songwriter (5) 64 State of affairs (9) 66 Symbol of surrender (5,4) 68 Brief rain period (6) 70 Inflatable car safety device (6) 71 Bestow as a gift (5) 72 Pale purple flower (5) 75 Providing assistance or advantage (10) 79 – Academy, Australian teen drama series (5) 81 Swore an oath (5) 82 Manner of speaking (5) 85 Diamond element (6) 86 Precious green stone (7) 88 Frock (5) 89 Large brown seaweed (4) 91 Regret (3) 95 Distress signal (1,1,1) 96 Male child (3) 97 Military dining hall (4) 99 – Karvan, Love My Way actress (7) 101 Option (6) 102 Peculiar pair (3,6) 103 Board-rider (6) 105 – Reid, American Pie actress (4) 106 Obstinate adherence to a task or cause (8) 107 Comedic alien from Ork played by Robin Williams (4) 108 Easily annoyed (9) 110 Amy –, Parks and Recreation actress (7) 111 – Van Gogh, Dutch postimpressionist painter (7) 113 Business offering clothes-washing facilities (10) 115 Sky blue (5) 118 Dirt –, Tim Winton novel (5) 120 Medical emergency vehicle (9) 126 Capital of Canada (6) 128 Study of plants (6) 129 Isla –, Wedding Crashers actress (6) 130 Bass –, body of water between Tasmania and Victoria (6) 132 Normal, regular (5) 134 – Pan, ever-youthful JM Barrie hero (5) 136 Cardiff’s country (5) 138 Hunter’s quarry (4) 142 Disappointing failure (3)