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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. 1 Prince born in 2013 (6) 5 Scattered lightly on the surface (9) 10 Series of wins (6) 13 Chocolate flavoured 144 down (5) 15 – Butler, Gone With the Wind hero (5) 17 Twins of the Zodiac (6) 18 Swimming stroke (9) 19 Imaginary perfect society (6) 20 Coniferous sub-arctic forest (5) 21 In front (5) 22 Spicy Spanish condiment (5) 25 Electronic message (5) 26 Desert waterhole (5) 28 Protein found in hair and nails (7) 29 – in the Stream, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit (7) 32 Borough of New York (6) 35 Thin decorative strip of material (6) 37 – dragon, giant Indonesian lizard (6) 39 Fine quality brandy (6) 42 Breastbone (7) 43 – seaman, naval rank (4) 44 Molten volcanic rock (4) 45 – Anderson, actress (7) 47 Capital of Vietnam (5) 49 Travellers’ bags (7) 50 Alkaline solution used in soap (3) 51 In favour (of) (3) 52 American university (7) 55 Spanish friend (5) 56 Reflected sound (4) 58 Sharpened (5) 60 Condiment of chopped pine nuts, basil, garlic and oil (5) 62 Geothermal waterspout (6) 64 Mother’s brother (5) 65 King of the beasts (4) 66 Burden of responsibility (4) 67 Agreed, became party to (7) 70 Tall structure (5) 71 Cowboy/girl competition (5) 73 Cherry red (6) 75 Clever insight (6) 77 Baked treat with cherries, nuts etc (9) 78 Commemorative ring of flowers (6) 81 Board a vessel (6) 84 Heroic film and TV collie (6) 85 Restless, disturbed (8) 86 Celine –, Canadian diva (4) 88 Open to debate (4) 89 Dramatic percussion sequence (4,4) 90 Turkish mountain associated with the biblical ark (6) 91 Quick and agile in movement (6) 93 Francis of –, medieval saint (6) 96 Port city in the Hunter Valley, NSW (9) 97 Upper house of Australian Federal Parliament (6) 99 Sachet of leaves for infusion (3,3) 101 Provide assistance to customers (5) 103 Kitchen blade (5) 104 From England, Scotland or Wales (7) 106 Element of a chain (4) 107 Persistent pain (4) 109 Italian noodles (5) 110 New version of a film (6) 112 Perfume (5) 115 Representative (5) 117 Expert, particularly in a cultural field (4) 118 HG –, early science fiction author (5)

119 Waltzing –, popular Australian folk ballad (7) 120 Kimono sash (3) 121 Distress signal (1,1,1) 122 Sideways (7) 124 Narrow rock shelf (5) 125 Bunch of flowers (7) 128 Pacific republic, capital Suva (4) 129 Chief, principal (4) 130 Not recognised (7) 134 Shout of terror (6) 136 Largest island of Japan (6) 137 Arm of a garment (6) 138 Greek goddess of wisdom (6)

140 –: Impossible, action film series starring Tom Cruise (7) 143 Monitors (7) 145 Concepts (5) 147 One who eschews companionship (5) 149 Javelin (5) 151 Sequence of recurring events (5) 152 Frivolous romantic attachment (5) 154 Snake-haired gorgon (6) 156 Artificial grass (9) 157 Probable (6) 159 Hair and beauty treatment facility (5) 160 Additional (5) 161 Prepared oration (6) 162 Depart in a frantic hurry (9) 163 Capital of the Northern Territory (6)

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2 Female sheep (3) 3 Train tracks (5) 4 Give off, exude (4) 5 African animal viewing adventure (6) 6 – Witherspoon, actress (5) 7 Capital of the Bahamas (6) 8 Faithful, steadfast (5) 9 Sleeping visions (6) 10 Horse breeding facility (4) 11 Spanish red wine variety (5) 12 – G, Sacha Baron Cohen character (3) 14 Code of knightly conduct (8) 16 Lift in a multi-storey building (8) 23 Stately and imposing (6) 24 Similar in some regard (4) 26 Norway’s capital (4) 27 Tropical American lizard (6) 30 Brow (8) 31 Confectionery on a stick (8) 33 Remarkably bad (9) 34 Steam chamber (5) 36 Ancient Hanging Garden city (7) 38 Plain to see (7) 39 Digital special effects for films (1,1,1) 40 Art exhibition space (7) 41 Piquant, seasoned sauce or dressing (11) 46 Auburn or ginger haired person (7) 48 Student, academic (7) 49 Sparing in verbal expression (7) 53 Company or product symbol (4) 54 Highest peak on earth (7) 57 Derision, contempt (5) 59 Historical period (3) 61 Conclusion (3) 63 Come in (5) 68 White, fleshy-headed vegetable (11) 69 Overstates (11) 72 Children (9) 73 Periods of 100 years (9) 74 Stockholm’s country (6) 76 Intended (5) 79 Ground grain, particularly wheat (5) 80 Condition (5) 82 Bovine sound (3) 83 Asher –, actress (6) 86 Malevolent spirit (5) 87 Wise nocturnal bird (3) 92 French national holiday, July 14 (8,3) 94 Ray of solar illumination (7) 95 Cut of beef (5) 97 Feel (5) 98 Melodic (7) 100 Hive product used for candles (7) 102 Cold-blooded vertebrate (7) 104 Prohibit (3) 105 Cuddle (3) 106 Maze (9) 108 Prisoner’s chamber (4) 111 Valuable old artefact (7) 113 Deep feeling (7) 114 Teen vampire saga penned by Stephenie Meyer (8) 115 Regular school gathering for announcements and awards (8) 116 Adjoining bathroom (7) 123 – Harding, ice skater played by Margot Robbie in a recent film (5) 126 Exotic flower (6) 127 Shady tree (3) 131 – Ryder, actress (6) 132 1981 hit song for Olivia Newton-john (8) 133 – Cumberbatch, actor (8) 135 Coat of –, heraldic symbol (4) 139 – of the D’urbevilles, Thomas Hardy novel (4)

141 – Eleven, heist movie which spawned a number of sequels (6) 142 Fine wool from goats or rabbits (6) 144 Barista product (6) 146 Sharp, severe (5) 147 Wood-turning machine (5) 148 Circular (5) 150 Gambling card game (5) 151 Money on hand (4) 153 Pleased, gratified (4) 155 Sixth sense (1,1,1) 158 Hawaiian garland (3)

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