CODECRACKER
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 Denim pants (5)
4 Flat, round Italian-style pie (5) 6 What a dog fetches (5) 9 Dried grape (7)
12 Capital of East Timor (4) 13 Clear and easily understood (5) 14 Pancake Day (6,7) 15 Quickly close and reopen eyes (5)
16 Scottish plaid skirt (4) 17 Bishopric (3)
18 Conduits (5)
22 Red, octagonal road sign (4) 24 Sky blue (5)
25 Defeat by superior cleverness (6)
27 Teapot outlet (5) 28 Maritime vessel (4) 29 Skydiver’s canopy (9) 33 Cowardly colour (6)
35 Of sound and hearing (5) 36 Monstrous warrior in
The Lord of the Rings (3) 37 High vocal register (4) 39 Savoury jelly (5)
40 Pig sound (4) 41 Performance or exhibition (4) 42 Of the mouth (4) 43 Shaving blade (5)
44 Dog in The Wizard of Oz (4) 46 Fortunate (5)
47 Navel (11)
52 Small Mexican dog breed (9) 54 Overbearing, intimidating person (5) 56 Six-legged arthropod (6) 57 Language spoken in India and Pakistan (4)
58 Sense of self (3)
59 Part of a boxing match (5) 61 Harden (3)
62 More elevated (5)
65 Public transport vehicle (3) 66 Country in which The Sound of Music is set (7)
67 Male relative (5)
68 Small landmass (4) 69 Unfamiliar person (8) 73 Of variation in colour or sound (5)
75 Grace –, 2021 Australian of the Year (4)
76 Young eel (5)
78 – Costner, actor (5)
79 – Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII (4) 80 Monikers (5)
83 Arachnid with a stinging tail (8) 86 Bishop of Rome (4)
88 Slack, uncontained (5) 91 Cowboy hat brand (7) 93 Snooker rod (3) 94 Knight’s mount (5) 96 – and outs, details (3)
97 Piquant (5)
98 Kimono sash (3)
99 Couch (4)
101 Capital of the Bahamas (6)
103 Bottomless pit (5)
105 New York island borough (9)
108 Result or effect of an action (11)
111 Illegitimate, non-genuine (5)
113 Bangers and –, meal of
sausages and potato (4)
115 Fourth month (5)
117 End of a musical composition (4)
119 Attracted (4)
121 Tulip source (4)
122 – Linney, actress (5)
123 Pink wine (4)
124 Infused drink (3)
126 Towards the centre (5)
127 Hold in high esteem (6)
128 Citizens of Greece’s capital (9)
129 Back of the neck (4)
130 Nasal cavity (5)
132 Respiratory gas (6)
136 Solitary person (5)
138 Suspend (4)
140 Long (for) (5)
142 On many occasions (3)
144 Slightly open, of a door (4)
145 Permit (5)
146 Tonya Harding’s sport (6,7)
148 Sporting trainer/manager (5)
149 Stalin’s empire (1,1,1,1)
150 Somewhat troublesome
amount (7)
151 Javelin (5)
152 Late King of Rock’n’roll (5)
153 Remove sheep’s fleece (5)
DOWN
1 Old, poorly maintained car (6) 2 Unsophisticated (5) 3 Extracting ore (6)
4 Green nut (9)
5 Period preceding Christmas (6) 6 Fulfil (4)
7 Having no power or influence (5)
8 Young goat (3)
9 Very tall building (10) 10 French farewell (5) 11 Jewellery worn on lower leg joint (6)
15 Inflatable seaside recreation accessory (9)
19 Celebrity magazine reporters and photographers (9) 20 State of dirty dishevelment (7) 21 Imitator (7) 22 Unauthorised passenger (8) 23 Keyboard instrument (5) 26 Cambrian (5)
30 Of current interest, relevant (7) 31 Material (6)
32 Highest point (6)
34 – Breaky Heart, hit song for Billy Ray Cyrus (4)
38 Ballerina’s outfit (4)
44 Turncoat (7)
45 Wind instrument (4)
48 Item for sale at auction (3)
49 Pub counter (3)
50 – up, gesture of approval (6)
51 Ali Baba’s magical phrase (4,6)
53 Beneath (5)
54 Bunch of flowers (7)
55 Alkaline compound (3)
59 and 74 down Pictured actor (4,8) 60 Unexpected result in a sporting fixture (5) 61 Colloquial idiom (5) 63 Hickory nut (5) 64 German white wine variety (8) 70 Simple melody (3) 71 Watercourse (5)
72 Volume of maps (5)
74 See 59 down
77 Espresso coffee topped with frothed milk (10)
78 Two-up paddle (3)
81 Largest deer species (5)
82 Budgie-smugglers (7)
84 Desert waterhole (5)
85 – Welles, actor and director (5) 87 Owner of the Toy Story toys (4)
89 National population survey (6)
90 Victory (7)
92 Additional (5)
95 Washing basin (3)
100 Common enquiries (1,1,1)
101 Cloistered sister (3)
102 Limit or stop flow (4)
104 Cultured dairy product (7)
106 Cosmic cloud (6)
107 Large hairy spider (9)
109 Therefore (4)
110 Less favoured competitor (8)
111 Trouser strap (4)
112 Bird-deterring figure (9)
114 Radio or television
reception mast (7)
115 Skill, aptitude (7)
116 Light-hearted escapade (4)
118 Highly pleasurable (10)
120 Diplomatic agent (5)
123 American cattle farm (5)
125 151 across-shaped
vegetable (9)
131 Whitening chemical (6)
133 Axle lubricant (6)
134 Stylish, up-market (6)
135 Secure firmly in place (6)
137 Hosiery textile (5)
139 Sensory conductor (5)
141 Particular period of time (5)
143 Russian emperor (4)
147 Vapour (3)