Mega CASHWORD
Be in to win – write your answer on the coupon on page 70. MYSTERY CLUE
17ac & 38ac & 28dn & 53dn. A well-known song title (7,3,3-5,8)
ACROSS
1 Person serving in army ( 7)
5 Hold on tightly (5)
8 Large brown seaweed with
fluted leathery fronds (4)
10 Line on weather map connecting points of equal pressure (6)
15 Fish commonly found in New Zealand’s Lake Taupo (5)
16 In jittery nervous state (5) 17 See Mystery Clue 18 Ceremonial customs or observances (5) 19 Traveller riding in vehicle (9)
20 Unsuccessful competitors (6) 22 Large black bird of genus Corvus (4)
23 In a ___ – in awkward predicament (3)
25 Venue with seating for sports events and entertainment (5)
26 See upper-left photo (11)
28 Assign relative ratings
to (4)
30 Play music in public
place for donations (4)
32 Once in a ____ moon –
very rarely (4)
34 _____ Stevens, veteran Kiwi
singer and entertainer ( 7)
36 Accountant who inspects business’ financial records and practices ( 7)
38 See Mystery Clue
39 Older person who no longer works in paid employment ( 7)
41 Items of children’s
playground equipment ( 7)
43 Beginning or early stages (5)
45 Spirit from Arabian
folklore (5)
46 Advance warning of
something (5-2)
48 Narrow opening or
fissure ( 7)
49 ___ limits – out of bounds (3)
51 Person who has right
to vote ( 7)
54 Edible bivalve marine mollusc with fan-shaped shell ( 7)
55 Type of shark (4)
56 Number 8 ____ – expression referring to Kiwi ingenuity and resourcefulness (4) 58 Crafty and skilled in deception (4)
59 Feeling of righteous anger at injustice (11)
62 Jargon or slang of particular group (5)
65 ___ under the collar – angry or agitated (3)
66 Lacking good manners (4) 67 Very unpleasant (6)
69 Full of lively, happy energy (9)
73 Not wearing any clothes (5) 75 Regular oval shape ( 7) 77 Go upwards (5)
78 _____ Wright, New Zealand
TV weather presenter (5)
79 Referee at sports match (6)
80 Gas used in fluorescent lighting and illuminated signs (4)
81 Fizzy drinks (5)
82 Leaves of pine tree ( 7)
DOWN
1 Physical exercise designed to strengthen abdominal muscles (3-2)
2 Brief examination or
peek (4-3)
3 As good as secured (2,3,3)
4 Organise something
differently (5)
5 New Zealand town in the Waikato region known for thoroughbred horse studs (9)
6 Charmingly simple and
serene ( 7)
7 Micro-organisms that can
cause disease (5)
8 Young goat (3)
9 Gentle rise and fall of voice
when speaking (4)
11 Scatter loosely (5) 12 Nocturnal mammal that glides on membranous wings (3)
13 Another word for curriculum
vitae (6)
14 Personal magnetism (8)
21 Furrow in ground caused
by wheels (3)
23 _____ Frame, late Kiwi
author who died in 2004 (5)
24 Not excessive or extreme (8)
25 Scope or range (5)
27 Bellows loudly (5)
28 See Mystery Clue
29 Small, loose grains of rock
or sand (4)
31 Rear part of ship (5)
33 Mechanism used to fasten
door or gate (5)
34 Sweet-smelling flowering
spring bulb ( 7)
35 Common word for patella ( 7)
37 With great haste to act
immediately (8)
40 Emotional piece of music (8)
42 Smile in a smug, derisive
way (5)
44 Japanese screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper (5)
45 ____ Murphy, professional
Kiwi racing driver (4)
47 Lively dance with three steps and hop in fast time (5)
50 Group of ships operating
together (5)
52 Official proclamation (5)
53 See Mystery Clue
55 See lower-right photo (5,4)
57 Happy and without worry
or responsibility (8)
60 Sticky substance (3)
61 Brought about ( 7)
63 Small anchor with several
flukes ( 7)
64 Maori word for extended
family (6)
66 Clause or proviso added to
legal document (5)
68 Smells extremely bad (5)
70 Relating to towns and
cities (5)
71 Another word for
adolescents (5)
72 Succulent plant with rosette
of leaves (4)
74 Colloquial word for sleep (3)
76 Review or criticise harshly (3)