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 77.
MYSTERY CLUE
16ac & 70ac & 45dn. A well-known book title
(3,9,2,5- 4)
ACROSS
1 Emerged from egg ( 7) 5 Lizard with sticky pads on feet (5)
8 Swallows in big mouthfuls (5)
11 Period of rapid economic growth (4)
14 Bland and dull (5)
15 _____ Daniel, New Zealand comedienne who appears on TV’s Jono and Ben (5) 16 See Mystery Clue
17 Custodian employed to look after building or grounds (9) 18 Professional cook (4)
20 ____ in – get involved or intervene (4)
21 Lowest payment for work permitted by law ( 7,4)
22 ___ on the wall – unnoticed observer (3)
24 Straight line from centre to circumference of circle (6) 25 Persistent feeling of resentment (6)
28 Not morally right or fair (6) 30 Large, hairy creature said to live in the Himalayas (4)
34 New Zealand’s national hockey team (5,6)
36 Okay, but boring (2-3) 37 Detection instrument that uses high-powered radio pulses (5)
38 ____ option – easy alternative (4)
40 ___ about – roam around for pleasure (3)
41 Words of song (6)
43 Cautious discretion showing wise judgment (8)
48 See lower-left photo (8) 49 Situation of equal
probabilities (4-2)
51 ___ the cuff – without preparation (3)
52 Newts in juvenile stage of development (4)
55 _____ Sargeson, late New Zealand short story writer (5) 57 _____ change – coins kept for small expenditures (5) 59 Thing done successfully (11) 61 Outbuilding used for storing tools, etc (4)
62 Make small, restless or impatient movements (6) 64 Rental agreements (6) 66 Separate and remove (6) 69 At the drop of a ___ – without hesitation or good reason (3) 70 See Mystery Clue 73 Complacent in a self-satisfied way (4)
74 Stone edging of pavement (4) 77 Unit of distance (9) 79 Ceremonially confer knighthood on (3)
80 Short, promotional description on jacket of book (5)
81 Iconic New Zealand coniferous tree (5)
83 Cancel suddenly and ruthlessly (4)
84 Darkish in colour (5) 85 Large deciduous tree of genus Fagus (5)
86 Jewellery for wrists ( 7)
DOWN
1 State of widespread chaos (5)
2 On ___ of the world – full of high-spirited happiness (3) 3 Camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife (4)
4 Water down (6) 5 Bad-tempered, sulky person (5)
6 Delighted and captivated ( 7) 7 Choose to participate (3,2) 8 Town on the west coast of the South Island (9)
9 Doctor who substitutes temporarily for another (5) 10 Stories told or screened in instalments ( 7)
11 Having sharp, acrid taste (6) 12 Acorn-bearing tree (3)
13 Make noise like donkey (4) 19 Purposeful and industrious undertaking (9)
22 Area of study or expertise (5)
23 Narrow shelf-like bed (4) 24 Red precious stone (4) 26 Move or flow back (6) 27 Colourless, volatile liquid formerly used as anaesthetic (5)
29 ____ at – accept with great eagerness (4)
31 _____ Dagg, rugby player and All Black (6)
32 Mark of disgrace or infamy (6)
33 See upper-right photo (6) 35 Rapid, simultaneous discharge of firearms (5) 39 Difficult or awkward to deal with (6)
42 Dried coconut kernels from which oil is extracted (5)
44 Automatic instinctive reaction (6)
45 See Mystery Clue
46 Marks made by scraping or grazing surface (6) 47 _____ Pascoe, medalwinning Kiwi paralympic swimmer (6)
50 Slow, regular undulating movement of sea waves (5) 53 Piece of publicity promoting something (4)
54 Strong, restless desire to do something (4)
56 Signal warning of danger (5) 58 To all appearances (9) 60 ____-handed – impartial (4) 63 Caught fire ( 7)
65 Friendly and good-natured ( 7)
67 _____ in – interjected with remark (6)
68 Confused sound of many voices (6)
69 ____ Falls – waterfalls on Waikato River that drain into Lake Taupo (4)
71 Pays attention to (5)
72 Pieces of meat grilled on a skewer (5)
73 Compass direction (5)
75 State of extreme happiness (5)
76 Similar in nature (4)
78 Lacking in rigour or strictness (3)
82 Address of web page on internet (1,1,1)