MegaCASH WORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
27ac & 45dn.
A well-known TV title (3,8)
ACROSS
1 Make bungled mess of (5,2)
5 Thick, sweet, sticky liquid (5)
8 Fair and equitable (4)
10 Another word for
wardrobe (6)
15 Blue colour of cloudless sky (5)
16 Remains of old, damaged buildings (5)
17 New Zealand fashion label founded by Elisabeth and Neville Findlay in 1979 ( 7)
18 Trunk of body (5)
19 Swear words (10)
20 Off the ____ – eccentric
and unconventional (4)
22 Dish of rice, cooked fish
and hard-boiled eggs (8)
25 Settee or couch (4)
27 See Mystery Clue
29 Compel observance or
compliance ( 7)
31 German measles ( 7)
34 ____ Street, former
presenter of Seven Sharp (4)
35 Altered slightly to achieve
desired result (8)
36 Tree of genus Fraxinus (3)
38 Small V-shaped cut (5) 41 Area in which you lack understanding or impartiality (5,4)
44 Objected to and resisted ( 7)
46 Broad-minded and open
to new ideas ( 7)
48 See lower-left photo ( 7)
49 Best possible in
circumstances ( 7)
51 Amusing stories (9)
53 _____ out – have fit of anger
or anxiety (5)
55 ___ Whitelock, New Zealand
All Blacks rugby player (3)
57 Allocated job or duty (8)
59 S-shaped architectural
moulding (4)
62 Deliberately vague or
ambiguous ( 7)
65 _____ __ the towel – abandon effort and admit defeat (5,2)
66 Walk on ___ – feel elated (3) 67 Fall into ____ – conform (4) 69 Tiny drifting organisms in sea (8)
71 Feeling of expectation and desire for positive outcome (4)
73 Newt-like amphibian (10) 78 Fruit of oak tree (5)
79 _____ Peak – New
Zealand ski field near Queenstown ( 7)
81 Long, thin flat piece of sawn timber (5)
82 Loosely coiled and knotted coil of yarn (5)
83 Twelve o’clock lunchtime (6) 84 Go-____ – industrial action taken by workers to restrict output or effort (4)
85 Casts evil spell on (5) 86 Hard-wearing or long
lasting ( 7)
DOWN
1 Smiled radiantly (6)
2 Hit or strike heavily (5)
3 Maori greeting of
welcome (5,3)
4 Continued and refused
to stop (9)
5 Tall church steeple (5)
6 Common name for iron
oxide (4)
7 Iconic Italian dish (5)
8 Become stuck (3)
9 Small spot or patch of
colour ( 7)
11 Moving in supple and agile
way (5)
12 Bizarre and dream-like ( 7)
13 Noise made by car horn (4)
14 Hamper or obstruct (6)
21 Immature form of insect (5)
23 Dark-red vegetable that
grows underground (8)
24 _____ Hunter, Kiwi model
and TV personality (6)
26 Hold your ___ – retain
position of strength in
challenging situation (3)
28 Mathematical statements (9)
30 Sick and tired of
something (3,2)
32 Official prohibition (3)
33 Pierce with knife (4)
37 See upper-right photo (9)
39 Pack of fortune-telling
cards (5)
40 Slight competitive
advantage (4)
42 Permeate with or diffuse
through (5)
43 Step in classical ballet (3)
45 See Mystery Clue
46 ___ Tamahori, well-known
Kiwi movie director (3)
47 ____ your time – wait quietly for good opportunity (4)
48 Having exceptional talent or natural ability (6)
50 Noise made by cat (5) 52 Hide-and-____ – children’s game (4)
54 Large, colourful ornamental variety of carp (3)
56 Undergo process of seamless transformation (5) 58 Designated for particular
purpose (9)
60 Alcoholic spirit flavoured
with juniper berries (3)
61 Cosmetic product for
removing dirt from skin (8)
63 With everything taken into
consideration (3,4)
64 Tempt through promises
and persuasion (6)
65 Slender, stem-like structure
of twining plant ( 7)
68 _____ roughy – popular food fish found in New Zealand waters (6)
70 Traditional Japanese trained
spy and assassin (5)
72 Strip of ground between
cricket stumps (5)
74 Collect together or
accumulate (5)
75 Boringly studious nerd (5)
76 ____ fuzzies – feelings of friendly comfort and reassurance (4)
77 Highest point of
something (4)
80 ___ and then – sometimes (3)