Mega CASHWORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see mystery clue below).
Be in to win – write your answer on the coupon on page 77.
MYSTERY CLUE
17ac & 45ac & 65ac & 20dn & 38dn & 61dn. A well-known movie title (5,7,3,3,8,3)
ACROSS
1 Long walk (4)
3 Relating to backbone (6) 7 Paved outdoor area
adjoining house (5)
10 Japanese dish of small
pieces of raw fish ( 7)
15 _____ tern – small, critically endangered New Zealand shore bird (5) 16 Unpredictable or inconsistent ( 7)
17 See Mystery Clue
18 Out of practice (5) 19 Nevertheless (3)
21 Essential parts that make up something (8)
23 Pieces of grain husk separated from flour after milling (4)
24 Early morning
moisture (3)
25 Pass between mountain
peaks (3)
27 Destroys or ruins (6)
29 _____ Fraser, New Zealand singer/songwriter based in Australia (6) 31 Caught sight of briefly (8)
36 Makes extremely interested
and curious (9)
39 Workshops for casting
metal (9)
40 Fear greatly (5)
42 Individual self-contained
thing (4)
43 Another name for tibia (8)
44 Poetic word for
meadow (3)
45 See Mystery Clue
48 Tense in overly controlled
way ( 7)
49 ___ up – increase in
intensity (3)
50 _____ Corporation Ltd – New Zealand carpet manufacturer (8)
51 Soy bean curd used as source of protein (4)
53 Irritate or annoy (5)
54 Small pruning shears used in garden (9)
55 See lower right photo (6,3) 56 Be easily noticeable (5,3) 58 Deliberately avoid (6)
60 Less powerful (6) 64 ___-up-and-go – enthusiastic energy (3)
65 See Mystery Clue
66 ____ Britten, late New Zealand motorcycle designer who died in
1995 (4)
68 Together or in conjunction (2,6)
71 Brief swim (3)
74 Lesser in importance (5) 75 Bring upon yourself (5) 76 Large, uncontrolled blazing fire ( 7)
78 Serious breaks in friendly relations (5)
80 Person learning skills
on job ( 7)
81 Cleared with broom (5)
82 State of affluence (6)
83 Trendily avant-garde (4) DOWN
1 Large and heavy (5)
2 Colourful ornamental
carp (3)
4 Dame _____ Stewart, founder of New Zealand Fashion Week (6)
5 Steadiness and
courage (5)
6 ___ rip – speak with
vehement anger (3)
7 Deep purple-brown
colour (4)
8 Fleshy underground stem
of plant (5)
9 Pleasurable day trip (6)
10 Day-to-day plans or
timetables (9)
11 Dried grain stalks (5)
12 Small six-legged
creatures ( 7)
13 Happy peaceful scene
or episode (5)
14 Circular pattern of currents
in ocean basin (4) 20 See Mystery Clue
22 Wide open round container (3)
26 Book that is part of larger set (6)
27 The National Army Museum is located in this central North Island town ( 7)
28 Make woollen garments (4)
30 Handle with ___ _____ – deal with very carefully and tactfully (3,6)
32 Humble and unassuming (6)
33 Something that fails to work
properly (3)
34 See upper left photo (6)
35 Amazing and wonderful
events (8)
37 Plant with prickly leaves
and purple flowers ( 7)
38 See Mystery Clue
39 Walkways for pedestrians (9)
41 Separate instalment in TV
series ( 7)
45 Statements of guiding
beliefs (6)
46 Born more recently ( 7)
47 Decided on and settled (6)
50 _____ River – second longest river in New
Zealand (6) 52 Continuous prolonged
dull pain (4)
53 Step in classical ballet (3)
54 Brief memorable phrase used in recorded interview (5,4)
57 TV or radio aerial ( 7)
59 Pale due to illness
or exhaustion (3)
61 See Mystery Clue
62 Forces out or expels (6)
63 Quick and cleverly skilful (6)
64 Complete range (5)
65 Protective garment (5)
67 Large group of people (5)
69 Main artery in body (5)
70 Sir ____ Todd, well-known
New Zealand equestrian (4)
72 Forcefully and unpleasantly
self-assertive (5)
73 Substance or general
meaning of something (4)
77 Not many (3)
79 Intense short-lived craze (3)