CODE CRACKER
To win one of two 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 Market vendor’s kiosk (5)
4 Lively highland dance (5)
6 Desert beast of burden (5)
9 Badly behaved (7)
12 Serve tea from a pot (4)
13 Out of practice (5)
14 Illuminating revelation (13)
15 Hang limply (5)
16 Persistent pain (4)
17 Snooker rod (3)
18 Frock (5)
22 Greek god of earthly love (4)
24 Sentient, conscious (5)
25 Keanu –, actor (6)
27 Fragrant pale purple flower (5)
28 Write with a keyboard (4)
29 Fine ceramics (9)
33 Arctic plain (6)
35 Donald –, former US President (5)
36 Night before an event (3)
37 Makeshift vessel (4)
39 Dairy product served with jam and scones (5)
40 Formal academic test (4)
41 Piquancy (4)
42 – Thomson, actor (4)
43 Giant (5)
44 Sympathetic sorrow (4)
46 Surface gloss (5)
47 Citizens living overseas (11)
52 Winning position in chess (9)
54 Jolly –, pirate flag (5)
56 Of cats (6)
57 – Newton, TV veteran (4)
58 Series of links (5)
60 Dedicated poem (3)
61 Pointed stick used to kill vampires (5)
63 Formal appellation (5)
64 Oriental (7)
65 Source of finance (4)
67 Source of dietary fibre obtained from grain husks (4)
69 Twin-hulled yacht (9)
73 Last Greek letter (5)
74 Of Caesar’s empire (5)
75 Enemy (3)
76 Foot digit (3)
77 Gather, collect (5)
78 Having no power or influence (5)
80 Polite, well-mannered (9)
83 Dame – Everage, Barry Humphries character (4)
84 Naming word (4)
87 Costs imposed by a court (7)
89 – Knightley, actress (5)
90 – Davis, legendary Hollywood actress (5)
92 Black road sealant (3)
93 Tom –, Welsh singer (5)
94 Martial arts training centre (4)
96 Smoked herring (6)
98 Thigh bone (5)
100 Face to face conversation (9)
104 Pictured singer (5,6)
107 Pub game with a circular target (5)
109 Drag with effort (4)
111 Drinking dedication (5)
112 Unfasten, open a closure (4)
114 Mountains (4)
116 Sullen, gloomy (4)
117 Cut corners for haste or economy (5)
118 Pass over, leave out (4)
119 Dog’s foot (3)
121 Happen, take place (5)
122 Imaginary perfect society (6)
123 Pay no mind (9)
124 Precipitation (4)
125 Uncertain situation (5)
127 Versatile dairy product (6)
131 Annoyed, out of good humour (5)
133 Japanese soup base (4)
135 Enchantment, hex (5)
137 Muhammad –, former boxing champion (3)
139 Young male horse (4)
140 At a subordinate level (5)
141 Boris Pasternak novel set in the Russian Revolution, and filmed with Omar Sharif (6,7)
143 Basket willow (5)
144 Highest point (4)
145 Submarine missile (7)
146 Colourful flower (5)
147 Heron-like bird (5)
148 Staircase handrail post (5)
DOWN
1 Confident gait (6)
2 Flower associated with dreams and memory loss (5)
3 Colourful Mexican cape (6)
4 Swimming stroke (9)
5 Group of geese (6)
6 – Blanchett, actress (4)
7 Lesser in importance (5)
8 Fib (3)
9 The –, Christmas-themed ballet with music by Tchaikovsky (10)
10 Fuss, commotion (3-2)
11 Expression of gleeful delight (6)
15 Situations which cannot be resolved (9)
19 Rules of behaviour (9)
20 Hone, whet (7)
21 Excuse or reason for an action (7)
22 Snails, as food (8)
23 Competitive athletic activity (5)
26 Russian spirit (5)
30 Frozen maritime hazard (7)
31 Radio interference (6)
32 Section of a poem (6)
34 Portentous sign (4)
38 Japanese mountain (4)
44 Office-bearing school student (7)
45 Himalayan monster (4)
48 Bakery product (3)
49 Fish eggs (3)
50 Clever, insightful (6)
51 Voting district (10)
53 – West, hip-hop personality (5)
54 Trick, stratagem (4)
55 Large deer (3)
59 Valuable possession (5)
60 Proprietor (5) 62 Entertain, divert (5)
64 Outing, as for a school group (9)
66 Medical opinion based on examination (9)
68 Chewy confectionery (6)
70 Tiny (6)
71 Impoverished, lacking resources (5)
72 Room in the roof (5)
75 Fragrant flower (10)
79 Explode like a volcano (5)
81 Beneath (5)
82 Functional body part, usually internal (5)
85 With no order or system (6)
86 Caustic severity (7)
88 Military rank (5)
89 Miranda –, Australian model (4)
91 Female sheep (3)
95 Task, employment (3)
96 Family (3)
97 Shove (4)
99 Cocktail of gin and vermouth (7)
101 Successful business person (6)
102 Grumpy, prone to anger (9)
103 John –, actor (6)
105 White rose house in the Wars of the Roses (4)
106 Coastal tourist resort in south-western Mexico (8)
107 Sunset (4)
108 Jesus Christ –, biblical rock opera (9)
110 Clothing (7)
111 Warm regions within about 23 degrees latitude from the equator (7)
113 Indigenous Australian wind instrument (10)
115 Lying flat (5)
118 Guitar-playing action (5)
120 Sleeveless jacket (9)
126 Hairstyle, long at the back, short at the front and sides (6)
128 Salad herb (6)
129 Soft, plush fabric (6)
130 Grammar form indicating multiple items (6)
132 Waste water drain (5)
134 Derision, contempt (5)
136 Old hat, trite (5)
138 – Osbourne, singer and reality TV personality (4)
142 Hat awarded to international team sport representatives (3)