SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a psychological thriller film featuring our pictured star (4,5) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Measure heaviness (5)
4 – Elba, actor (5)
6 Cheap wine (5) 9 Bathroom storage unit (7) 12 – Brand, country singer (4) 13 – Tame, 2021 Australian of the Year (5) 14 Old-fashioned riverboat (6,7) 15 At rest (4)
16 Shapely fruit (4)
17 Tattoo pigment (3)
19 Arm joint (5)
23 Difficult (4)
25 Bitter, acidic (5) 26 Unmatched (6)
28 Record polymer (5) 29 Magnum –, greatest work (4) 30 1970s US political scandal (9) 34 Public opinion survey (4) 36 Diluvial vessel (3) 38 Mexican resort town (8) 39 Unpaid trainee (6)
42 – Hood, legendary medieval English outlaw (5) 43 Similar in some respect (4) 44 – Flanders, the Simpsons’ neighbour (3)
45 5th century leader of the Huns (6)
47 Cadel –, 2011 Tour de France winner (5)
48 Powerful, effective (6)
49 – Apple, New York City (3) 50 Sense of self (3) 51 Madagascan predator (5) 53 Cry of discovery (6) 55 Central Australian monolith (5) 57 Flow in abundance (4) 59 Small insect (4) 60 Vacancy, opportunity (7) 63 Earthy pigment (5)
64 All About –, 1950 film (3) 65 Russian emperor (4) 67 Expansive (4)
68 Fearful, calamitous (4) 69 Unpleasant to behold (4) 72 and 74 across Pictured actor (3,7)
73 Drying cloth (5)
74 See 72 across
76 Jason’s vessel in Greek mythology (4)
77 Jane –, Charlotte Brontë novel (4)
79 Assumed identity (5) 82 Auditory canal build-up (6) 83 Small game bird (5) 84 Mischievous sprite (3) 86 Spotted jungle cat of Central America (6) 88 Volume of stamps or photos (5) 92 Soporific fairytale dwarf (6) 94 Vietnamese soup (3) 95 Legendary Himalayan creature (4)
96 Narrow coastal inlet (3)
97 1970s Australian pop group (8)
100 Ill-feeling (8)
102 Large deer (3)
103 Asian hardwood tree (4)
104 Plain, not decorated (9)
105 Japanese noodle variety (4)
106 Dig, excavate (5)
109 Conundrum (6)
113 Meeting place, public square (5)
115 Intrusive, inquisitive (4)
117 Giant (5)
119 Stylised Japanese theatre
genre (3)
121 – Blyton, children’s author (4)
122 Precipitation (4)
123 Involving multiple countries (13)
125 – Menzel, Broadway star
126 Covetousness (4)
127 Direct route (7)
128 Emblematic Canadian tree (5)
129 House of –, upper house in
UK Parliament (5)
130 Mediterranean island
republic (5)
DOWN
1 German operatic composer (6) 2 Small lizard (5)
3 Word describing an action (6) 4 Ad lib, off the cuff (9) 5 Spicy continental sausage (6) 6 Choose to forgo (4)
7 Last Greek letter (5) 8 Kath’s TV daughter (3)
9 Sea of the West Indies (9) 10 Low point in a cycle (5) 11 Affected by current fashion (6) 18 Largest living macropod (8) 20 Measure of physique (1,1,1) 21 Off course, astray (7)
22 Film or theatre production where characters burst into song (7)
23 Skirt length (7)
24 Male duck (5) 27 Marsupial found on Rottnest Island, WA (6)
31 Ping pong (5,6)
32 Arctic deer (7)
33 General ill-health, weakness (7) 35 Fabricate with wool and needles (4)
37 Martial art (4,2)
40 Hot infused drink (3) 41 Romantic blossom (4) 46 Grilled cheese sandwich (7) 48 Lyrical verse (4)
51 Iconic Japanese mountain (4) 52 Bend low (5) 54 Ceremonial table or platform (5)
56 Small domestic canine (6) 58 Spiny anteater (7)
61 Dark shade of blue (4) 62 Escape (7)
65 Bluish green (4)
66 Wattle tree (6) 69 Common mode of employment (5)
70 Sleight of hand (11)
71 Quick and nimble (5)
72 Art and music style of the 17th and 18th centuries (7) 75 Young horse (4)
77 Means of egress (4) 78 Ancient city synonymous with luxury and corruption (7) 80 Wages and salary (6) 81 Noisy, like an unoiled joint (7) 85 Defined walking course (4) 86 Edible mallow pod (4)
87 Dark volcanic glass (8) 89 Exclamation used to surprise or frighten (3) 90 Unsolved case (7) 91 Filament (6)
93 Shiny surface coat, varnish (7) 94 Remittance (7)
98 Moors region of northeast England (9) 99 Intercontinental body of water (5)
101 Triangle with two equal sides (9)
107 Animal clinician (3)
108 Capital of Croatia (6)
110 – Craig, James Bond actor (6)
111 Polo-necked, long-sleeved
garment (6)
112 Capital of Turkey (6) 114 Martini garnish (5) 116 Drag racing track (5) 118 New Delhi’s country (5)
120 Uncommon (4)
124 – Winton, Australian novelist (3)