Mega CASH WORD
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 69.
MYSTERY CLUE
21ac & 62ac & 36dn. A well-known movie title (4,2,3,6)
ACROSS
1 Complete range (5) 4 Songbird with spotted breast (6) 7 A time of intense difficulty or danger (6) 11 Regular practice or custom (5) 15 _____ Duckworth, Kiwi novelist, poet and short story writer ( 7) 16 Charge for professional services (3) 17 Young eel (5) 18 Official permit ( 7) 19 Egg-shaped (4) 20 See upper left photo (10) 21 See Mystery Clue 22 Slide sideways without control (4) 26 Form critical opinion of (5) 27 Prongs of fork (5) 29 British peers (5) 31 Seventh sign of zodiac (5) 33 Large ski field on southwestern side of Mt Ruapehu (5) 35 Changed in form or character (8) 37 Divide into two parts (6) 39 Soft, round bread roll (3) 41 Delicate shade of colour (6) 42 On the ___ – exactly on time (3) 43 Pierced or wounded with knife ( 7) 44 Remain in one place in air (5) 47 Strong, tightly twisted cotton thread (5) 49 Commander of naval fleet ( 7) 51 Cat’s foot (3) 52 Members of monarchy (6)
55 Comedian’s joke or
funny story (3)
57 Passionately enthusiastic (6) 58 World of _____ Art
Awards ( WOW) – annual New Zealand creative contest and performance spectacle (8)
60 Senior figure in community (5)
62 See Mystery Clue
63 Adhesive substance (5) 64 _____ phone – electronic device with multiple functions (5)
66 Nasal sound in speech (5) 68 So ____ – goodbye (4) 69 Prepare text for publication (4)
71 Compensate for wrongdoing (4,6)
74 Female operatic star (4) 78 Warm and friendly ( 7)
80 _____ out – fade away before coming to end (5) 81 ___ Binney, late Kiwi painter who died in 2012 (3)
82 Moving very quickly ( 7) 83 Informal word for cat (5) 84 Wanders from direct course (6) 85 Joined together for
common purpose (6)
86 Person receiving money (5)
DOWN
1 Spicy Cajun soup thickened
with okra (5)
2 Mythical female sea
creature ( 7)
3 Payment levied for use of
road or bridge (4)
4 Male singing voice (5)
5 Pondered deeply and
carefully (9)
6 Sir _____ Tindall, founder of New Zealand retail chain, The Warehouse ( 7)
8 Made formal assessment
of (8)
9 Small, woody bush (5)
10 Chooses from
alternatives ( 7)
11 Chop with rough,
heavy blows (4)
12 Prohibit officially or
legally (3)
13 A thick, woollen cloth
with rough surface (5)
14 List of dishes available
at restaurant (4)
23 Pieces of meat or vegetables cooked on a skewer (5)
24 Person who rents
property (6)
25 Large, irregular spot
or patch (6)
26 Plant fibre used in making
rope and sacks (4)
28 Plant stalks (5)
30 _____ trout – introduced fish found in New Zealand’s Lake Taupo ( 7)
32 Aim or strive to achieve (6)
34 Quantities of paper (5)
35 Type of duck ( 7)
36 See Mystery Clue
38 Give support or public
approval to ( 7)
40 Picnic basket (6)
42 Asks in forceful way ( 7)
45 Having sound basis in
logic or fact (5)
46 Plant disease (6)
48 Hard, white covering on
crown of tooth (6)
50 Plants related to onions (5)
53 _____ Williams, first New Zealand female athlete to win Olympic gold medal in 1952 (6)
54 Tailless amphibian (4)
56 Have harmonious, friendly
relationship (3,2)
59 See lower right photo (9)
61 Branch of mathematics (8)
63 Walks in shallow water ( 7)
65 Forsake or leave behind ( 7)
67 Ease and nimbleness in
movement ( 7)
68 Doctor temporarily filling
in for another (5)
70 Long, thin wax candle (5)
72 Maori word for iconic
fern frond symbol (4)
73 Slept lightly (5)
75 Another word for
seaweed (5)
76 Feel sorry for (4)
77 Washing and cleaning
substance (4)
79 ___ trade – clothing and
fashion industry (3)