SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a family adventure film featuring our pictured star (9) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Dog (5)
4 Divine messenger (5) 6 Musky secretion from cat-like mammal (5) 9 Tedious routine (7) 12 Heidi –, supermodel (4) 13 Zero, nothing (5)
14 Hair and makeup salon (6,7)
16 Deity (3)
17 Pacific island nation (4) 18 Vivien –, Gone With the Wind actress (5)
19 Jolly –, pirate flag (5) 23 – Alpert, Tijuana Brass band leader (4)
25 Hot infused drink (3) 26 Mechanical turning power (6)
28 Nun’s garb (5) 29 Sharpen (4)
30 Acute respiratory inflammation (9) 34 Obscuring mist (4) 36 Centre of activity (3) 38 Carrie –, Sex and the City character (8) 39 Pictured actor (3,5) 42 Highest scoring cricket shot (3)
43 Case for small items (4) 44 Recent arrival, inexperienced participant (6) 45 Versatile open van (3) 46 Grumpy, out of sorts (5) 47 Assumed name (6) 48 Male child (3)
50 Pull sharply (3) 51 Inundation (5)
52 White water stretches of a watercourse (6) 54 Scout troop leader (5) 56 – Taylor-joy, actress (4) 58 Prominent female singer (4) 59 Scottish city (7)
62 Eggs’ breakfast companion (5)
63 Anger (3)
64 Bride’s face-covering (4) 66 Long tale of heroic adventures (4)
67 – Collette, actress (4)
68 – we forget, Oath of Remembrance vow (4) 71 – Buttrose, media executive (3)
72 First side to move in chess (5)
73 Rudolf –, former soviet ballet dancer (7) 75 Defender in football (4) 76 4 across’ instrument (4) 79 Large shipping box (5) 82 Flowering shrub (6) 83 Pink and grey parrot (5) 84 Texture of velvet or suede (3) 85 Flightless Australian bird (3) 86 Clear and still, of water (6)
88 In the midst of (5) 92 Wonder (3)
94 Short and sudden (6) 96 Reflected sound (4) 97 Downhearted (3) 98 Abbott’s comedy foil (8) 101 Fictional English district prone to murder (8) 103 Dove call (3) 104 Untruths (4)
105 Citrus fruit spread (9) 106 Bucket (4) 107 Shoelace tip (5) 110 Hellenic Republic (6) 114 Reproductive cells (3) 116 91 down by-product (4) 118 Young girl, typically aged nine to thirteen (5) 119 – Paterson, Australian author (5) 121 Suspended gymnastics apparatus for men (5) 122 Pair, twosome (3) 123 Survey requiring multiple responses (13) 125 Miranda –, actress (4) 126 Cut of lamb or pork (4)
127 – Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird actor (7) 128 Adam –, country musician (5) 129 Large, irregular piece (5) 130 Shin bone (5)
DOWN
1 Dangerous impediment (6) 2 Mother-of-pearl (5) 3 Cyclical Pacific Ocean weather phenomenon (2,4) 4 Uncertain, open to interpretation (9) 5 Soapy foam (6) 6 Manage, make do (4) 7 Section of poetry (5) 8 As well (3)
9 Brightly costumed comedic entertainer (9) 10 Entitlement (5)
11 Zany, wildly eccentric (6) 15 Milwaukee’s state (9) 20 Former Portuguese colony in India (3) 21 Colourful atmospheric phenomenon (7)
22 Rod –, veteran rock star (7) 23 Religious dissident (7) 24 Collection of bananas or grapes (5)
27 Silicon dioxide mineral (6) 31 Lacking feeling or empathy (11) 32 London district known for an annual flower show (7) 33 Arctic deer (7) 35 Formal test (4) 37 Clyde’s partner in crime (6) 40 Bovine sound (3)
41 Jane –, author (6)
47 Taj Mahal location (4) 49 Suggest a course of action (6)
51 Sharp tooth (4) 53 Warm shoulder wrap (5) 55 Australian farm dog (6) 56 Swedish pop group formed in 1972 (4) 57 Eastern Mexican gulf region (7)
60 Editor’s text note (4) 61 – Lineman, 1968 Glen Campbell hit (7) 64 Immoral predisposition (4) 65 Six-legged arthropod (6) 68 Sign of the Scales (5) 69 Interactive communication platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (6,5) 70 Untidy pile (4)
71 21 down colour between blue and violet (6) 74 Wealthy (4) 76 Individual player’s cards (4) 77 Meal (6)
78 Southern US state (7) 80 Acid found in vinegar (6) 81 Turning of the seasons with equal hours of sunlight and darkness (7) 86 Abundant, luxurious (4) 87 One holding an office or title (9) 89 Nocturnal raptor (3) 90 Study of rocks and minerals (7) 91 Versatile dairy product (6) 93 Medium, greyhound-like dog (7) 95 Goalposts (8) 99 Dramatic speech delivered alone (9)
100 Bestow, grant (5) 102 Maritime disaster (9) 108 Occurrence (5) 109 Frankfurt served on a long bun (3,3)
111 Of a distinct cultural identity (6)
112 Small fish (6)
113 Fine wool from goats or rabbits (6)
115 At a higher level (5) 117 Additional (5)
120 Ship’s cargo area (4) 124 Recede, flow back (3) 125 Kimono sash (3)