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SUPER CROSS

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For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, solve the crossword to reveal the name of a crime drama TV series featuring our pictured star (3,5,7) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.

ACROSS

1 Bulb blossom (5)

4 Fred Flintstone’s wife (5) 6 City council head (5) 9 Vehicle’s frame (7) 12 – Taylor-joy, actress (4) 13 Academic paper (5) 14 Upright supporting communicat­ion and electrical wires (9,4) 16 Make a mistake (3) 17 Sensitive to social justice issues (colloq) (4) 18 Remotely controlled flying device (5) 19 Dress (5) 23 Katharine –, played Elaine in The Graduate (4) 25 Rank or file (3) 26 Marilyn –, Hollywood icon (6)

28 Man of –, Superman (5) 29 Havana’s country (4) 30 Theatre or cinema ticket outlet (3,6)

34 Minor quarrel between lovers (4)

36 Tease light-heartedly (3) 38 Casino dealer (8) 39 Away from establishe­d skiing route (3-5)

42 Dedicated poem (3)

43 Jetty (4)

44 Serve of spirits (3)

45 and 47 across Pictured actress (6,5) 48 Thomas –, inventor and entreprene­ur (6) 49 Possesses (3) 50 Cultural pursuit or creation (3)

51 – Springfiel­d, 1960s singer (5) 53 Pearl-bearing mollusc (6) 55 Spry, nimble (5)

57 Soft fur or feathers (4) 59 Elemental particle (4) 60 Kevin –, star of Yellowston­e (7)

63 Major city in Yorkshire (5) 64 Long snaky fish (3) 65 Genghis –, historical Mongol leader (4) 67 Shannon –, Australian singer (4)

68 Ireland (4)

69 Sad colour (4) 72 Triumph (3)

73 Pugilist (5)

74 ‘Motor City’ in Michigan USA (7) 76 Himalayan monster (4) 77 Norse ‘All-father’ deity (4) 79 Reside (in) (5)

82 Not accorded due recognitio­n (6) 83 Home of Hobbits in Middle Earth (5) 84 Coastal inlet (3)

86 – League, group of prestigiou­s US colleges (3) 87 Rapidly flashing light (6) 89 Swagman’s water-boiling vessel (5)

93 Nordic coastal landforms (6) 95 Annoy, disconcert (3) 96 – Dimitriade­s, actor (4) 97 In good physical condition (3)

98 South African port city (4,4)

101 Rubbing which produces heat (8)

103 Plague rodent (3) 104 Hunter’s quarry (4) 105 Collection of money from a group (4-5) 106 Reproducti­on (4) 107 Shoelace tip (5) 110 Highest point (6) 114 Magical sprite (3) 116 Frame for draught animals, particular­ly oxen (4) 118 Indian currency (5) 120 Andean ruminant (5) 122 Canal linking Red and Mediterran­ean Seas (4) 123 Big money player (3)

124 Metaphoric­al units of favour or goodwill (7,6) 126 Refill (3-2) 127 Collection of Icelandic verse (4)

128 Plot a new course (2-5) 129 Work dough (5)

130 Linda –, US actress who starred in Dynasty (5) 131 Dark, heavy beer variety (5)

DOWN

1 Begin a round of golf (3,3) 2 Sir – Newton, revered physicist and mathematic­ian (5)

3 Kip, slumber (6) 4 Obstacle in a steeplecha­se incorporat­ing a pond (5,4) 5 Sea between Greece and Turkey (6) 6 Butcher’s product (4) 7 Loud, uncouth character (5)

8 – De Janeiro, Brazilian city (3) 9 Given to easily believing (9) 10 See-through, of fabric (5) 11 Untidy handwritin­g (6) 15 Area plated with maize (4,5) 20 Dismissed in cricket (3) 21 Patella (7) 22 Non-profession­al (7) 23 Robert –, actor (7) 24 Exclusive news story (5) 27 Dried grape (6) 31 Embroidery technique (5-6) 32 Windpipe (7)

33 Digital audio program (7) 35 Fronded forest plant (4) 37 Japanese miniature tree (6) 40 Avid follower (3)

41 – Lund, Ingrid Bergman’s Casablanca role (4) 46 Immeasurab­ly bad (7) 48 Exclusive English school (4) 51 University faculty head (4) 52 Grown-up (5)

54 Times New –, font (5) 56 Worldwide (6) 58 Saturday and Sunday (7) 61 Fork prong (4)

62 At ease, casual (7) 65 Deborah –, The King and I actress (4)

66 TV or radio antenna (6) 69 Louisiana backwater (5) 70 Of acceptable quality (2,2,7)

71 – Sinatra, ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’ (5) 72 Royal family surname (7) 75 Movement of the ocean (4) 77 Fairytale monster (4) 78 Soft leather from the hide of young goats (7) 80 Magical healing potion (6) 81 Steadfastn­ess (7)

85 Fit and ready (4) 87 Secure (4)

88 Revert to a prior position (9)

90 Feline horoscope sign (3) 91 Major Chinese river (7) 92 Paul –, actor (6) 94 Biblical city (7) 95 Astringent condiment (7) 99 Pub game facility (4,5) 100 Piquant, zesty (5) 102 Eponymous trees in a famous Van Gogh landscape (9)

108 Sixth sense (1,1,1)

109 Salt’s companion condiment (6)

111 Pay no attention (6) 112 Briefly fashionabl­e (6) 113 Tyrannical ruler (6) 115 Milled grain (5)

117 – West, hip-hop music celebrity (5) 119 German WWII submarine (1-4) 121 Ongoing dispute between families (4)

125 Acorn tree (3)

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