SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a thriller series featuring our pictured star (7,5) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Whim, caprice (5)
4 2022 FIFA World Cup host nation (5)
6 Distress signal (5) 9 Pictorial representation (7) 12 Biblical son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob (4) 13 Model of perfection (5) 14 Pictured actress (9,4) 16 Signal of assent (3) 17 Christian –, couturier (4) 18 Angry, vexed (5) 19 Precolonial culture of Mexico (5) 23 Russian emperor (4)
25 Night before (3)
26 Italian canal city (6) 28 Recurring theme or symbol (5) 29 Popular soft drink flavour (4) 30 1415 battle won by Henry V (9) 34 1965 Beatles movie (4) 36 Mischievous sprite (3) 38 Bathing costume (8)
39 Rain protection device (8) 42 Extinct New Zealand bird (3) 43 Jetty (4)
44 – Thorpe, swimming champ (3) 45 Young swan (6) 47 Ceremonial table (5) 48 Section of a poem (6) 49 Charged particle (3) 50 – Kernaghan, country music star (3)
51 Tiny marine crustaceans, staple diet of many filter-feeding whale species (5)
53 Simple poems (6) 55 Loathe, despise (5)
57 Young whale (4) 59 Fermented grape drink (4) 60 Rudolf –, ballet maestro (7) 63 Tall, long-limbed (5)
64 Small hotel (3)
65 Joke (4)
67 Tibia (4)
68 Ballerina’s outfit (4)
69 Sum owing (4) 72 Muhammad –, late boxing champion (3)
73 Iconic fashion magazine (5) 74 Charlie –, silent film star (7) 76 Simple (4)
77 Veritable (4) 79 Proprietor (5) 82 Japanese spiritual creed (6)
83 Mark –, US author (5)
84 Not many (3) 86 Cloistered sister (3)
87 Beach locale near Los Angeles (6) 89 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 93 Holy, consecrated (6) 95 Public media organisation (1,1,1)
96 Pod used in gumbo (4)
97 – Stark, doomed Game of Thrones lord (3)
98 Woven wall decoration (8)
101 Vigilant, alert (8)
103 Dedicated poem (3)
104 Persistent pain (4)
105 Where mascara is applied (9)
106 Units of electrical resistance (4)
107 Heron-like bird (5)
110 Scottish plaid fabric (6)
114 Expression of distaste (3)
116 I Love –, sitcom classic (4)
118 Last Greek letter (5)
120 First-choice squad (1-4)
122 Keen, enthusiastic (4)
123 Flower garland (3)
124 Pictures which accompany
a story (13)
126 Force out (5)
127 Mata –, exotic WWI spy (4)
128 Travel industry (7)
129 Melrose –, 1990’s TV drama
series (5)
130 Dirty –, 1971 Clint Eastwood
action thriller (5)
131 Cattle ID mark (5) DOWN
1 – On My Mind, 1966 hit by the Easybeats (6) 2 Hoisting machine on a building site (5)
3 Casual top (1-5) 4 Peevish, complaining (9) 5 Motivation or cause (6) 6 Pet parasite (4) 7 Historic cricket trophy (5) 8 Sense of self (3)
9 Zooey –, New Girl actress (9) 10 Wash with water (5) 11 Group of songs performed together (6)
15 Russian space traveller (9) 20 Tango number (3)
21 Deep shade of red (7) 22 Greed (7)
23 Japanese deep-frying technique (7)
24 Two-way radio expression meaning message received and understood (5) 27 European region including Spain and Portugal (6)
31 Ancient dominion of the Caesars (5,6)
32 – Lineman, 1968 hit for Glen Campbell (7) 33 Cryptocurrency (7)
35 Lady –, singer and actress (4) 37 Statue base (6)
40 Flying fox (3) 41 Nobleman’s title (4) 46 Historic Spanish treasure ship (7) 48 Feudal agricultural worker (4) 51 Surname of 1960s London underworld twins Reggie and Ronnie (4)
52 Burn with boiling water (5) 54 Bedlinen basic (5) 56 Contusion (6)
58 Crazy person, supposedly affected by the moon (7) 61 Sunrise direction (4) 62 Astringent condiment (7) 65 Leap (4)
66 In repose on one’s back (6) 69 Frock (5)
70 French national celebration, July 14th (8,3)
71 Raised riverbank (5) 72 Financial examiner (7) 75 Shakespeare’s river (4) 77 Soybean curd (4)
78 Wales’ capital (7)
80 Papal representative (6) 81 US cattle farmer (7) 85 Sensitive to social issues and causes (coll.) (4) 87 Weasel-like mammal bred for its fur (4)
88 Biblical nativity town (9) 90 Infant, toddler (3) 91 Monarch and their family (7) 92 Legendary King of Camelot (6) 94 Warrior women of classical mythology (7)
95 Quickly, in music (7)
99 Tendency to expect the worst (9)
100 Versatile metal product (5)
102 Averse to being
photographed (6-3)
108 Female sheep (3)
109 Young domestic hen (6) 111 Muscular spasm (6) 112 Bee colony maintained to produce
honey (6)
113 Seasoned with sodium chloride (6) 115 Short, evocative Japanese poem (5) 117 – Georgiadis, TV gardening
presenter (5) 119 Military rank (5)
121 Soft French cheese (4) 125 Circuit of a racecourse (3)