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

ACROSS

1 Decorative feather used as a pen (5)

4 Central Australian monolith (5) 6 Direction pointer (5) 9 University department (7) 12 Alexander Graham –, telephone inventor (4) 13 Last Greek letter (5) 14 Subject of prevailing local discussion (4,2,3,4) 15 Once more (5)

16 – Im, singer (4)

17 Small crustacean­s eaten by baleen whales (5) 21 Large male deer (4) 23 Sportspers­on, particular­ly in track and field events (7) 24 Idiomatic storm container (6)

26 Pulpy summer fruit (5) 27 Celestial twinkler (4) 28 Skin illustrato­r (9)

32 Sea between Greece and Turkey (6) 34 Laughing African scavenger (5)

35 Yellow citrus fruit (5) 36 High quality brandy (6) 38 – Carlton, actor (3) 39 Vapour (3)

40 Oldest son in The Brady Bunch (4)

41 Snooker rod (3)

42 Snow leopard (5) 43 Walled city in northern England (4)

44 The Scarlet –, historical novel by Baroness Orczy (9) 46 Make a mistake (3) 47 Finely honed (5) 49 Learning experience (6) 51 Humped desert ruminant (5)

52 Baby’s wheeled carriage (4) 54 Fronded forest plant (4) 55 Hair-cleaning product (7) 59 Courage, nerve (5)

60 Secret listening device (3) 61 – Kendrick, actress (4) 63 French Christmas (4) 64 – Fraser, Olympic swimming legend (4) 65 Badger’s home (4) 67 Springfiel­d publican (3) 68 Fit of petulance (5) 69 Glowing (7) 73 Porridge grains (4) 74 Underwater barrier (4) 77 – Pompeo, actress (5) 78 Monarch’s son (6) 79 Celebrate with high praise (5)

80 Group of kangaroos (3) 82 Period of selecting academic courses (9) 85 Assist in felony (4) 88 Eagle’s nest (5) 89 Short, straight punch (3) 90 Iridescent gemstone (4) 91 Steep-sided coastal inlet (3)

92 Milliner’s product (3) 93 Scant supply (6) 95 Additional (5)

97 Hot chocolate powder (5) 99 – Seyfried, actress (6) 100 Confused or incoherent procedure (9) 101 Lacking sensitivit­y (4) 102 Sky-blue (5) 104 Classical god of light (6) 108 Provided as a gift (7) 110 Sweet potato-like tubers (4)

112 Bury (5)

115 Near (4) 116 Possessor (5) 117 Highest military medal for bravery (8,5)

119 Cake decoration (5) 120 Force out of office (4) 121 Mexican walking fish (7) 122 Fastidious­ly groom oneself (5)

123 Italian city known for a holy shroud (5)

124 First public appearance (5) DOWN

1 Cute marsupial endemic to Rottnest Island (6) 2 Within the rules (5) 3 Open –, 37 down’s magic words (6)

4 Final demand (9) 5 Imaginary perfect society (6)

6 High musical register (4) 7 – Butler, Gone With the Wind hero (5)

8 The –, Tommy and Quadrophen­ia rock group (3) 9 Unbelievab­ly good (9) 10 Authorised time off work (5)

11 A long way over there (6) 15 Greek goddess of love (9) 18 Angry (5) 19 Travellers’ bags (7) 20 Unusual, weird (7) 21 Maiden name of late Princess Diana (7) 22 Texture and pattern of wood (5) 25 Priesthood (6)

29 Bruce –, veteran US rock singer (11)

30 Push roughly (5) 31 Entrant in a horse race who doesn’t place (4-3)

33 – Tasman, 17th century Dutch navigator (4)

37 – Baba, Arabian Nights folktale hero (3)

41 Black Sea peninsula contested by Russia and Ukraine (6)

44 Tyre inflating device (4) 45 Open hand (4)

47 Simple underdress (4) 48 Dog’s breeding provenance (8) 50 Stealthy Japanese assassin (5)

51 Lettuce variety (3) 53 Apart (7)

56 Enormous (4)

57 Coin factory (4)

58 At an angle (7)

59 Pale yellow blossom (8) 61 Opposed to (4) 62 Midday (4) 65 Exclusive news story (5) 66 Little Richard song (5-6) 70 Song for two (4) 71 Assured poise (6) 72 Prepare leather (3) 74 Measure of paper (4) 75 Typeface (4) 76 Sideways (7)

81 Grim and desolate (5) 82 Reflected sound (4) 83 Domestic grass cutting machine (4,5)

84 Name before marriage (3) 86 West Atlantic island nation, capital Nassau (7) 87 Ketchup flavour (6)

88 and 96 down Pictured actress (7,9) 89 Aerated hot-tub (7) 93 Fearless stunt performer (9) 94 Narrow backstreet (5) 96 See 88 down 98 Measure of gold purity (5) 103 City in which Romeo and Juliet is set (6) 105 Medical piercing implement (6) 106 Stately and dignified (6) 107 Stevie –, late singer of the Easybeats (6) 109 Australian wild dog (5) 111 Large deer (5) 113 Specialise­d corner of a market (5) 114 Ceramics firing oven (4) 118 Sporting trophy (3)

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