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 – Triangle, mysterious area of the Atlantic ocean (7) 3 Frock (5) 5 Sailboat (5) 8 Non-professional (7) 10 Enemy (3) 11 Victoria’s capital (9) 13 Fissure, opening (3) 14 In the past (3) 15 Friend, mate (4) 17 Pay no attention (6) 20 Lessen, decrease (5) 23 Most important or prominent (4) 24 Italian appetiser (9) 28 Vehicle shelter (6) 30 Rugby formation (5) 31 Even so (3) 32 Insect attracted to light (4) 34 Angry (5) 35 Fine fog or spray (4) 36 Divine aura (4) 37 Exclusive English school (4) 38 Narrow backstreet (5) 39 Repair (4) 41 Shane Jacobson film character (5) 42 Hard black wood (5) 44 Kitchen cutting utensil (5) 47 Before usual time (5) 49 Ceramics medium (4) 51 Fourth month (5) 53 Nautical greeting (4) 54 Concept (4) 56 Scooby-doo’s owner (6) 58 Pacific island country (4) 59 Ryan –, actor in box A (7) 61 List of symbols on a map (3) 63 Leonardo –, Renaissance genius (2,5) 64 Madrid’s country (5) 65 Martini garnish (5) 67 Shape (4) 69 George Michael pop group (4) 71 Of the moon (5) 73 Weird (7) 76 Heavenly messenger (5) 79 Annoyed, out of sorts (5) 80 Book of maps (5) 81 American wild horse (7) 82 Liberty (7) 83 Cairo’s country (5) 85 Daughter of the late Steve Irwin (5) 87 Fermenting culture in 136 across (5) 90 Donald Trump’s current wife (7) 93 Corn like cereal (5) 95 Curved portal (4) 96 Period of great prosperity (4) 97 Wild (5) 98 Roadside parking timer (5) 100 Operating doctor (7) 103 – Child, Jack Reacher author (3) 105 Grand Canyon state (7) 108 Cylinder (4) 109 Plush fabric (6) 110 Poker stake (4) 111 Ellen –, actress in box B (4) 112 Periodic celestial phenomenon (5) 114 Ran away (4) 116 Pair (5) 119 Judge’s hammer (5) 121 Council charges (5) 122 Sweetener (5) 124 Catch sight of (4) 126 Connective tissue (5) 127 Donations to the poor (4) 129 Yellow part of an egg (4) 131 Large Indonesian island (4) 132 Claude –, French Impressionist painter (5) 133 Mythical creature, half man, half goat (4) 134 Group of kangaroos (3) 136 Beer variety (5) 137 Juicy citrus fruit (6) 138 Island borough of New York (9) 139 Healthy (4) 140 Togetherness (5) 142 Fruit-filled pastry treat (6) 146 Smooch (4) 150 Assist (3) 151 Ostentatious actor (3) 153 Small-clothes (9) 154 Owing (3) 155 Greatest possible amount (7) 156 Historical cricket trophy (5) 157 Nasal cavity (5) 158 Grunge rock band led by the late Kurt Cobain (7)
DOWN
1 Yellow fruit (6) 2 Illicit romance (6) 3 System of government (9) 4 Taken illegally (6) 5 White noble house in the Wars of the Roses (4) 6 – Republic, country formerly combined with Slovakia (5) 7 Harbour vessel (3) 8 Mountains (4) 9 Cooking instructions (6) 12 Sponge cake coated with chocolate and coconut (9) 15 Stylised ritual (8) 16 Edvard –, painter of The Scream (5) 18 Japanese port city (5) 19 Strength, power (5) 21 Housebreaker (7) 22 Abdomen (5) 25 Fitness instructor (7) 26 Getaway (6) 27 Picture composed of small tiles (6) 29 Reject, repudiate (4) 33 Dangerous parasitic mite (4) 34 Tattoo pigment (3) 39 Rachel –, actress in box C (7) 40 Hold-up, impede progress (5) 43 Atmospheric gas (5) 45 Beginner, new student (6) 46 Sharp tooth (4) 48 Long (for) (5) 50 Lasting, enduring (7) 51 As well (4) 52 – Fleming, James Bond author (3) 55 Processed sandwich meat (5) 56 Helvetian (5) 57 Cereal kernel (5) 60 Jeremy –, British actor (5) 61 Leg joint (4) 62 Meditation, stretching technique (4) 63 Broad river mouth (5) 66 Attractive personal quality (5) 68 Encountered (3) 70 Facility collecting and displaying culturally significant artefacts (6) 72 Moscow’s country (6) 74 Out of practice (5) 75 Taxonomic category (5) 77 Sensory conductor (5) 78 Burdened, loaded (5) 81 Military or protest parade (5) 84 Preadolescent child (coll.) (5) 85 Baby’s protective garment (3) 86 – Watts, actress (5) 88 Tumbling performer (7) 89 Fee for using a road or bridge (4) 90 Act without words (4) 91 Unit of volume (5) 92 Valuable possession (5) 94 Unskilled (5) 97 Pointless, ineffective (6) 99 Ongoing competitive relationship (7) 101 Monarch’s domain (5) 102 Young male horse (4) 104 Precise (5) 106 – de Janeiro, Brazilian city (3) 107 Swedish pop group (4) 109 Part of a poem or song (5) 113 Deep reddish purple (7) 115 Sense that something has been experienced before (4,2) 117 This evening (7) 118 John –, former Australian Prime Minister (6) 120 Molten volcanic rock (4) 121 Ryan –, actor in box D (8) 122 Japanese wrestling style (4) 123 Rodent (3) 125 First word of the song Over the
Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (9) 126 Hair and beauty parlour (5) 128 Casual clothes in lieu of uniform (5) 130 Gain understanding (5) 133 Side (5) 135 Cue/ball game played on a table (9) 141 Suction machine (6) 143 Youth who flew too near the sun (6) 144 TV series set in a 1960s New York advertising agency (3,3) 145 Champagne and fruit juice cocktail (6)
147 – Pacific, musical set in a World War II naval base (5) 148 Fake, non-genuine (4) 149 Gambling probabilities (4) 152 Extinct New Zealand bird (3)