Mega CASH WORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see Mystery Clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
21ac & 63ac & 42dn. A well-known movie title (6,7, 4)
ACROSS
1 Felt hat with narrow brim
and creased crown (6)
4 Informal expression for
stop talking (4,2)
8 Find and remove errors in
computer software (5)
11 Belonging to immediate
neighbourhood (5)
15 _____ Van de Elzen,
well-known Kiwi chef ( 7)
16 Musical genre with rapid rhythmical monologue (3) 17 Having pleasantly piquant
flavour (5)
18 Official ban on trade with
particular country ( 7)
19 Left to choice but not
obligatory (8)
20 Person admired for courage and noble qualities (4)
21 See Mystery Clue
23 Beyond the ____ – intolerable or unacceptable (4)
27 Clear as ___ – not at all
easy to understand (3)
28 See upper left photo (8)
29 Provide necessary money
for (4)
30 _____ Boulders – large spherical rocks on the Otago coast ( 7)
33 Gem found in oyster (5) 35 Adds figures together (4,2) 36 Prickly succulent plant (6) 37 ___-off – piece of inside information (3)
39 Legal professional (6) 41 Severe and inhospitable (5)
43 Looked at with lascivious
intent (5)
45 Mudflow on slopes of
volcano (5)
48 Individual things on list (5)
50 Wide sweeping view (5)
51 Single thickness (5)
52 _____ Smalley, Kiwi TV and
radio journalist (6)
55 ___ the road – depart (3)
57 Type of cotton cloth (6)
59 Students’ written
compositions (6)
61 Vertical part of stair
or step (5)
63 See Mystery Clue
64 Offspring of donkey and
horse (4)
65 Make strenuous or laboured
effort (8)
67 ___ hand – expert at
particular activity (3)
69 Time of day immediately
following sunset (4)
70 Loud state of commotion (6)
72 Beginner or novice (4)
73 Pink and White _____ – New Zealand natural wonders thought to be destroyed by 1886 Tarawera eruption (8) Person with long experience
in particular field ( 7)
80 Period preceding event (3-2)
81 Small powerful boat used
for towing larger ones (3)
82 Mechanical or electrical
apparatus ( 7)
83 Try to entice or persuade (5)
84 General feeling of anxiety (5)
85 Reddish brown colour (6)
86 Distinct feature of
something (6)
DOWN
1 Speed at which piece of
music should be played (5)
2 Encouraged by stirring
up ( 7)
3 Shout of approval from
audience (5)
5 Large stringed musical
instrument (4)
6 Highly confidential (3- 6)
7 Motorway _____, New Zealand traffic policing reality TV series (6)
8 Extinct animal (8)
9 ___ into – accept truth of (3)
10 Inexperienced and naive (5)
11 Soft lower part of ear (4)
12 Exclamation of surprise (3)
13 _____ cannon –
unpredictable person whose actions may cause damage (5)
14 Animal similar to llama (6)
22 Alcoholic spirit originating
in Russia (5)
24 Modify for new purpose (5)
25 Short jerky convulsive
movements (8)
26 General word for ship or
boat (6)
27 Lounge about in dejected
and apathetic way (4)
28 _____ T. James, late
Kiwi comedian who died in 1991 (5)
30 Spanish bullfighter ( 7)
31 Bring goods into country
from overseas (6)
32 Move with urgent haste (4)
34 Short memorable saying (5)
38 Make replica of (4)
40 Rotate on central axis ( 7)
42 See Mystery Clue
44 See lower right photo (8)
46 Pays attention to (5)
47 Unlucky accident (6)
49 Relating to life in organised
community (6) 51 ____ Carrington, New Zealand medal-winning canoeing champion (4)
53 Cut and shape wood (5)
54 Larva of beetle (4)
56 Small thin tree branches (5)
58 Small movie role played by
distinguished actor (5)
60 Painful inflammation and
stiffness of joints (9)
62 Woodwind instrument with
single-reed mouthpiece (8)
66 Shines brightly with
reflected light (6)
67 Refuse politely ( 7)
68 Dazed state (6)
69 Soft filled bed quilt (5)
71 Maori name for New
Zealand silver tree fern (5)
74 Frameworks for holding
objects (5)
75 Distinctive fragrance (5)
76 Worry in anxiously agitated
way (4)
77 S-shaped moulding (4)
79 Male cat (3)
80 Fit and adjust sails on
boat (3)