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 Agreement (6)

4 Space –, David Bowie song (6) 8 Arrow holder (6) 11 Imaginary perfect society (6) 14 Brave, intrepid (7)

17 Lack of illumination (7) 18 Cigarette leaf (7)

20 Stealthy Japanese assassin (5) 21 Capital of Wisconsin (7) 23 Bitter resentment (7)

25 Board used at a seance (5)

26 For ever (9)

27 Widely known or believed (7) 31 Length of life (9) 32 Uncertainty (5)

34 Ease fears or misgivings (7) 36 Japanese unarmed combat style (7) 38 Show-off, lair (5)

41 Person from England, particularly in Australia (3)

42 Keep hidden (7)

44 Spiritual belief (5) 45 Blacksmith’s block (5) 46 Lacking sophistication or skill (7) 48 Bread leavening agent (5) 49 Steady, periodic leak (4)

50 Fold tailored into a garment (5) 51 Herb used in pickling (4) 53 Steel dish used to serve curry (5) 56 Be made up (of) (7) 57 Render senseless, amaze (4) 58 Giant movie gorilla (4)

59 Cathy –, 2000 Olympic gold medallist (7)

63 Beer and lemonade drink (6) 65 Cooking vessel (8) 67 Feverish pain (4)

69 Wave rider (6)

73 Orator (7)

75 Siren at a football ground (6) 76 Deserving of compassion (7) 77 Neil –, musician (4)

80 Silky fabric (5)

81 Remove clothing (7)

83 Upper arm bone (7)

84 B in R&B (5)

86 Lioness in Born Free (4) 88 Lacking any order (7) 89 Beetroot soup (6)

91 Feared (7)

94 Clear, transparent (6)

96 Small landmass (4)

97 Moving towards the side, rather than forward (8)

98 Incorporeal being (6)

102 Ten-sided figure (7)

103 Metal money token (4)

104 Historical periods (4)

106 Thorough and detailed (2-5)

110 Fight, altercation (3-2)

112 Wool, knitting fibre (4)

113 Part of a carpentry joint (5)

114 Labyrinth (4) 115 Amy –, actress (5)

119 Profitable bounty (7)

121 Skinflint, tightwad (5)

122 Coated on the inside,

as a garment (5)

123 Audibly (3,4)

124 Uncle Sam’s country (3)

125 Long (for) (5)

127 Person lacking perception, wit (7) 128 Fall rapidly (7)

129 Depressingly dark and shabby (5) 130 Intermediary, middle-man (2-7) 133 From, as a source (7)

136 Unwillingness to speak (9)

138 Japanese writing characters (5) 139 Dark glasses, shades (coll.) (7) 142 Bring to a recipient (7)

144 Finger (5)

146 Person displaced by disaster

or conflict (7)

148 Apparatus for operating a

machine by foot (7)

149 Offence or indignation (7)

151 Come to rest (6)

152 Of the stars (6)

153 Over there (6)

154 Person with specialised knowledge

or ability (6)

DOWN

1 Move forward, progress (7) 2 – Firth, actor (5)

3 Spanish nobleman (3)

5 Hang out after washing, of clothes (4-3)

6 Asian river, flowing from the Himalayas through Pakistan (5) 7 Arabic republic, capital San’a (5) 8 Unusual, quirky (5)

9 Henrik –, playwright (5) 10 Tangle up in, involve (7) 11 Mysterious aircraft (3) 12 Giacomo –, opera composer (7) 13 Unusual circumstance (7) 15 Opposed to (7) 16 Photographic process showing changes over a long period (4-5) 18 Large, hairy spider (9) 19 Indulgent spree of drinking (5-2) 22 Bear a debt (3)

24 Simian (3) 27 Stage-hand who works with a touring band (6)

28 Small opening which allows secret viewing (8) 29 Monumental in Agra, India (3,5) 30 Vague feeling that something has happened before (4,2) 32 – Springfield, 1960s singer (5) 33 – My Heart, Joe Cocker song (7) 35 Illicit romances (7) 37 Significant, effective (7) 39 Mollusc or crustacean’s home (5) 40 From Moscow (7)

43 Not tested (7)

47 Picture or scene involving several people (7) 49 Calendar entry (4)

52 Attic, upstairs area in a barn (4) 54 Papal representative (6) 55 Establishment offering sunbeds and tanning facilities (8) 56 Expenses (5)

60 Casual clothing, as opposed to uniform (5)

61 Satisfy demands, allay concerns (7) 62 Conclude (3)

64 Skilled (5)

66 Devoid of water (9)

68 Not of this world (9)

70 The Lord of the –, fantasy adventure trilogy by Tolkien (5) 71 Worked into shape (7)

72 In the exterior (7)

74 Male monarch (4)

78 – the Looking Glass,

Lewis Carroll story (7) 79 Double-reed wind instrument (4) 80 Enchantment (5) 82 Outbreak of a disease (8) 85 Beneath (5)

87 Red berries used as a flavouring in Middle-eastern cuisine (5) 90 Waste water (6)

92 From the Netherlands (5) 93 Aircraft engine (3) 95 Developing back into the flesh, as a toenail or hair (7)

99 Internet audio presentation (7) 100 Covetousness of another’s

possessions or position (4)

101 Female spouse (4)

102 Refuse to follow orders (7)

103 Confectionery flavour (7)

105 Celebrity, renown (7)

107 Infantry unit (7)

108 Be reluctant to give or approve (8) 109 Fall down, fail (8)

111 South Pacific island kingdom (5) 116 With remorse or sorrow (5)

117 At an angle (6)

118 Overwhelm, swallow up (6)

120 Letter or parcel recipient (9)

123 Looked more intently for longer (9) 126 Mesh (7)

129 Made a choice (7)

130 Small, racing vehicles (2-5)

131 Influence for the better (7)

132 Perplex, offer no advantage (7) 134 Cultivating tool (3)

135 Mineral aggregate (3)

136 Spin, turn constantly (7)

137 No longer in existence (7)

140 Place in a grave or tomb (5)

141 Odour (5)

142 Of questionable integrity (5)

143 Remain abed (3-2)

145 Honking birds (5)

147 Before (3)

150 Put unto practice (3)

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