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 Sister’s son (6)
4 Timely (6) 8 Opportunity (6)
11 Tasks, responsibilities (6) 14 Bright red (7)
17 Small, free-standing dwelling (7) 18 Discreet, diplomatic (7) 20 Indiana –, movie hero (5) 21 – Turnbull, former Australian PM (7)
23 Tanned hide (7)
25 Military priest (5) 26 Spanish city (9) 27 Large-billed aquatic bird (7) 31 Squid appendages (9)
32 Blue –, famous Jackson Pollock painting (5)
34 Try (7)
36 Arctic deer (7)
38 Rafael –, tennis champ (5) 41 Large deer (3)
42 Business selling plants and gardening supplies (7) 44 Grinding tooth (5)
45 Amy –, actress (5)
46 Stone fruit (7)
48 Stretchy fabric (5) 49 Ignore, reject (4)
50 Attend to appearance (5) 51 Kick (4)
53 Command (5)
56 Duke of Cambridge (7) 57 Highest point (4) 58 Sharpen (4)
59 Team sport (7)
63 Soft, gentle (6)
65 Public tribute (8) 67 Luxurious fabric (4) 69 Komodo –, Indonesian lizard (6) 73 Hairy (7)
75 Jane –, author (6) 76 Brussels’ country (7) 77 Applaud (4)
80 Martin –, actor (5) 81 Liberty (7)
83 Italian rice dish (7) 84 Fourth month (5)
86 Reply to an invitation (1,1,1,1) 88 Large penguin species (7) 89 Hot pepper (6)
91 Emerald Isle (7) 94 European river (6) 96 Stuck-up person (4) 97 Oatmeal dish (8) 98 Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (6) 102 Mishandled (7)
103 Sodium chloride (4) 104 Butcher’s product (4)
106 Train conductor’s signal (7) 110 Fast (5)
112 Brother in a holy order (4) 113 Police unit (5) 114 King of the beasts (4)
115 Cake frosting (5)
119 Quickly in music (7)
121 – Doolittle, My Fair
Lady heroine (5)
122 Oliver –, Dickens character (5) 123 Tightness, suspense (7)
124 Bind with rope (3)
125 Precise (5)
127 Movie about a fantastic board game (7) 128 Mediterranean resort region (7) 129 Heartbeat (5)
130 Person giving information over a PA system (9) 133 Mythical creature, part man, part horse (7)
136 Vital (9)
138 Coffee with stimulant removed (5) 139 Contain, involve (7) 142 German sports car brand (7) 144 Ancient queen who sparked the Trojan war (5) 146 Utmost, farthest (7)
148 Dwell in (7)
149 Hobart’s river (7)
151 Brown pigment (6) 152 Thomas –, inventor (6) 153 Pearl-bearing mollusc (6) 154 Men’s undershorts (6)
DOWN
1 Rhinoplastic surgery (4,3) 2 Edible shrimp (5)
3 Little (3)
5 Robes and symbols of monarchy (7)
6 Overtly masculine (5) 7 Tribal symbol (5)
8 Move on hands and knees (5) 9 Tina –, pop diva (5)
10 Yarn fabrication technique (7) 11 Genetic material (1,1,1) 12 Unbeliever (7)
13 Peter –, comedy actor (7) 15 Pays aural attention (7)
16 For a limited time (9) 18 Large hairy spider (9) 19 Skipper (7)
22 – Kernaghan, country singer (3) 24 Historical period (3)
27 Acne spot (6)
28 Of artistic merit in writing (8) 29 Large white parrot (8) 30 Oslo’s country (6)
32 Board of instruments or controls (5)
33 Poetic (7)
35 Japanese deep-frying technique (7)
37 Cookie (7)
39 Chopped into small cubes (5) 40 Sideways (7)
43 Look over clinically (7) 47 Male chicken (7) 49 Japanese wrestling (4) 52 Water storage facility (4) 54 Hogan’s –, sitcom set in a prisoner of war camp (6) 55 Cat’s sensitive facial hairs (8) 56 Woman with occult powers (5) 60 Heavenly messenger (5) 61 Sicilian port city (7) 62 Precious stone (3) 64 Medical attendant (5) 66 Colour-changing lizard (9) 68 Atmospheric discharge of electricity in a storm (9) 70 Kathmandu’s country (5) 71 Scent (7)
72 Pastoral (7)
74 Forearm bone (4)
78 Bow and arrow sport (7) 79 Bundle of hay (4)
80 Tear into strips (5) 82 Visitor’s signal (8) 85 Monarch’s domain (5) 87 Snake or spider toxin (5) 90 Linger suspiciously (6)
92 Art of expressive movement (5) 93 Simian (3)
95 Canine symbol of Britain (7) 99 Point of view (7)
100 Dutch cheese (4) 101 Graceful waterbird (4) 102 Industrial fireplace (7) 103 Solar ray (7)
105 Spiky Scottish plant (7)
107 Of minor importance (7) 108 Balanced mathematical expression (8)
109 Germs (8)
111 Lively central European
92 down (5)
116 Magical spirit contained in a lamp or bottle (5) 117 Outdoor repast (6)
118 Long John –, Treasure Island pirate character (6)
120 Free from bias or personal involvement (9)
123 Go beyond (9)
126 Edible fungus (7)
129 Black big cat (7)
130 Julie –, actress and singer (7) 131 Man’s collar accessory (7)
132 Sir – Branson, business magnate (7)
134 Part of a lawn bowls match (3) 135 Mysterious aircraft (1,1,1) 136 District or territory surrounded by another (7) 137 Throat-soothing medicine (7) 140 Flats, apartments (5)
141 – Hawke, actor (5)
142 – Picasso, 20th century artist (5) 143 Traditional ceremonies (5) 145 Feudal lord (5)
147 – Farrow, actress (3)
150 Flow back, recede (3)