Mega CASH WORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
19ac & 60ac & 37dn. A well-known movie title (9,2,3,6)
ACROSS
1 Individual fact (6) 4 Have enough money for (6) 8 Soya bean curd (4) 10 Strong, regular repeated pattern of sound (6) 16 _____ Shaw, co-leader of the Green Party (5) 17 _____ and eyes – fasteners (5) 18 Large hole in ground (3) 19 See Mystery Clue 20 See upper-left photo (6) 21 Person whose abilities or motivations are not known (4,5) 22 Give the latest information about something (6) 26 Fertile spot in desert (5) 28 Announcement or signal warning of danger (5) 30 Per _____ – each year (5) 32 In wild state (5) 34 Walked in relaxed, nonchalant manner (9) 37 Bite or chew with scraping motion (4) 38 New Zealand sweet potato (6) 40 Keep ___ – remain silent (3) 42 Frankfurters in long, soft rolls (3,4) 43 Decaying vegetable matter spread around plants to enrich and insulate soil (5) 44 Strange, eccentric person (6) 45 Sensational promotion or publicity (4) 47 Lowest male singing voice (4) 49 Powerful, whirling circular current (6) 50 Ground between wickets in cricket (5)
51 Three-legged stands ( 7) 54 ___ at ease – uncomfortable or embarrassed (3) 55 Like better (6) 56 One of two signals used in Morse code (4) 57 _____ Sami, Kiwi actress, comedian and musician (9) 60 See Mystery Clue 61 Person who spends as little money as possible (5) 62 Actor in a movie crowd scene (5) 64 Black _____ – member of family or group who is regarded as a disgrace (5) 65 Types of white herons (6) 67 Something that is much less impressive than expected (4,5) 69 To some extent (6) 73 Self-contained flat that is part of large building (9) 75 Sash worn around Japanese kimono (3) 76 Dome-shaped Inuit house made from blocks of solid snow (5) 77 Object or show reluctance (5) 78 Lying dormant until circumstances are right for development (6) 79 Come ____ – actually happen (4) 80 Indian triangular savoury filled pastry (6) 81 Protein substance present in wheat and other grains (6)
DOWN
1 Training facility for martial arts (4) 2 Speed at which piece of music should be played (5) 3 Small six-legged creatures (7) 5 New Zealand region in southwestern corner of South Island (9) 6 Watch attentively ( 7) 7 Out of your _____ – in situation beyond your capabilities (5) 8 Lesson given to a small group of students (8) 9 Musical form with contrapuntal repeated theme (5) 11 Concealed from view (3) 12 Large area of land (5) 13 ____ the boat – be too slow to take up an opportunity (4) 14 Exclamation used to scare away (4) 15 Space entirely devoid of matter (6) 23 Win victory over (6) 24 ____ Daish, Kiwi food writer and cookbook author (4) 25 Plants that grow by twining around supports (8) 27 Prevent from growing (5) 29 Informal word meaning damage or destroy (5) 31 Provide with food ( 7) 33 Card game (5) 35 Make noise with car horn (4) 36 Meat patty coated in breadcrumbs ( 7) 37 See Mystery Clue 39 Conducted official inspection of accounts ( 7) 41 Make short, sudden jerking movement (6) 42 Popular New Zealand tourist spot originally part of The Lord of the Rings set (8) 43 Is important ( 7) 46 Herb with thin, thread-like leaves (4) 48 Break apart forcibly (5) 50 Stage in process of change (5) 52 Compound of oxygen and some other element (5) 53 Area of activity or expertise (6) 57 See lower-left photo (9) 58 Catch sight of (4) 59 Brass musical instrument (8) 61 Round up livestock on farm (6) 63 Sightseeing travel industry ( 7) 64 Dessert of thin pastry rolled up around a fruit filling and baked ( 7) 66 _____ Dalton, veteran Kiwi sailor and current manager of Team New Zealand (5) 67 Discourage or dissuade (5) 68 Espionage agents (5) 69 ____ up – support or keep in position (4) 70 Restrict in quantity (5) 71 ____ through – come to nothing (4) 72 Pump ____ – exercise with weights (4) 74 Basis of decimal system (3)