Mega CASHWORD
MYSTERY CLUE
17ac & 57ac & 42dn. A well-known movie title (3,8,5)
ACROSS
1 Faint, brief smell (5)
4 Records on video (5)
7 Way in which something
is set out (6)
10 Dried hay used as food for
cattle (6)
15 _____ Adams, Kiwi TV and
film actress ( 7)
16 Small portable computers
with flat-touch screens ( 7)
17 See Mystery Clue
18 Worn and shabby (5)
19 Damage beyond repair (4)
20 Minor fight between small
or marginal parties (8)
21 Barrier constructed to
hold back flow of water (3)
22 Deadlock or stalemate ( 7)
24 Tree of genus Fagus (5)
25 See upper left photo (8)
27 Another word for
merry-go-round (8)
31 New Zealand marketing organisation for export of kiwifruit (6)
33 Dazed state (6)
35 Fit out with necessary gear (5) 37 Set of fortune-telling
cards (5)
40 Make indirect reference (6)
41 Public display of aerial flying
stunts by planes ( 7)
43 When you have breakfast,
lunch, dinner, eg (9)
46 Large commercial building used for storing raw materials or manufactured goods (9)
47 Exerts much effort and
energy ( 7)
49 _____ Ball, late Kiwi
cartoonist who died in March 2017 (6)
51 Excessively fat (5)
53 Thick, stuffed cushion
for seat or sofa (5)
55 Fundamental things (6)
56 Hard or coldly
determined (6)
57 See Mystery Clue
60 Medicinal cream (8)
62 This describes a style reminiscent of the recent past (5)
65 Relating to plants ( 7)
67 Small mass of soft material (3)
68 Most populous town in the Marlborough region (8) 71 Dejected and morose (4) 74 Neat pile of objects (5)
75 Dull greyish-brown colour (3) 76 Tooth at front of mouth ( 7) 77 Musician or singer who performs alone ( 7)
78 Prevent or hinder progress of (6)
79 Close-fitting hats without brim (6)
80 Ski run of compacted snow (5) 81 Dense bread roll in shape
of ring (5)
DOWN
1 Thin, light, crisp biscuit (5)
2 Form mental picture of ( 7)
3 Counterfeit object (4)
4 Improve by making minor
adjustments to (5)
5 _____ Burling, Kiwi champion gold medal-winning sailor (5)
6 Survive or support yourself
at minimal level ( 7)
7 Breath of _____ air – something that provides reinvigorating change (5)
8 Large, impressive home (9)
9 Respiratory condition characterised by wheezing (6)
11 Freely available whenever
needed (2,3)
12 Dislikes intensely ( 7)
13 Correspondence of sound
between words (5)
14 Membrane covering the
back of the eyeball (6)
23 Painstakingly careful and
rigorous (8) 24 Low, continuous humming or vibrating sound (4) 25 _____ Fortune, New Zealand TV comedy/drama series that ran from 2005 to 2010 (10)
26 Measurement around
middle of something (5)
28 Not at home (3)
29 Most recent (6)
30 See lower right photo ( 7,3)
32 Bout of extravagance ( 7)
34 Towns with navigable
harbours (5)
36 Sacred songs of praise (6)
38 Search untidily through
something ( 7)
39 Locations for events (6)
42 See Mystery Clue
44 _____ Matangi Island – open nature reserve near Auckland noted for bird life (8)
45 Moves with sweeping rush
downwards through air (6)
48 Refute argument (5)
50 Beginner or novice (4)
52 Folklore pixie (3)
54 Surprise or shock in very
unpleasant way (9) 58 Wide part of river where
it nears sea ( 7)
59 Move back or retreat (6)
61 Makes equalised or
balanced (5,2)
63 Preparing and cultivating
land for crops ( 7)
64 Sudden, sharp, localised
pain (6)
65 Plays music in streets
for money (5)
66 _____ Kaye, New Zealand politician and Minister of Education (5)
68 Informal word for dollars (5)
69 Flings with force (5)
70 Topic for debate or
discussion (5)
72 Roadside accommodation
for travellers (5)
73 Reveal secrets
indiscreetly (4)