Mega CASH WORD
MYSTERY CLUE
16ac & 45ac & 70ac & 12dn & 51dn. A well-known movie title (3,5,6,7,4)
ACROSS
1 Relating to milk (6)
4 Jewellery for wrist (6)
8 Way in which something is
organised or arranged (3-2) 11 School student (5)
15 Maori expression meaning “stay strong” (3,4)
16 See Mystery Clue
17 _____ queen – person who responds to situations in overemotional way (5)
18 Having representative
characteristics ( 7) 19 Sweet confectionery on
stick (8)
20 A ____ thing – narrow
escape (4)
21 Feeling of sorrow and
compassion (4)
22 Clothing worn by surgeons
in operating theatre (6)
26 ____ out – defeat rival by
small margin (4)
27 Light, clear red colour (6)
29 Fibre from outer husk of coconut that is used for matting (4) 31 At the _____ – driving
vehicle (5)
35 Sir ____ Woollaston, respected late New Zealand painter who died in 1998 (4)
37 See upper-left photo (6)
39 Falter or hold back in
uncertainty (5)
40 Provide commentary for
documentary ( 7)
43 Restaurant where you serve
yourself and pay cashier (9)
44 Long-haired Tibetan ox (3)
45 See Mystery Clue
47 Loiter about in bored,
listless manner (5)
49 Make gesture of
indifference (5)
50 Individual articles (5)
52 Hardly any (3)
54 Locality on West Coast of South Island famed for Pancake Rocks and blowholes (9)
55 Light flat-bottomed boat used on canals in Venice ( 7) 57 Provoke or abuse others on Internet (5)
58 Stupid fools (6)
59 Big ____ – important person (4)
61 Possessing quick-witted intelligence (5)
63 US annual award for achievements in TV (4) 64 Carved or cast sculpture of person or animal (6) 66 Informal word for very large (4) 70 See Mystery Clue
71 Hot, molten volcanic rock (4) 73 Dame ____ Harcourt, veteran Kiwi actress (4)
75 Way into building (8)
79 Free time for ease and relaxation ( 7) 81 Flow away gradually (5)
82 High rocky hill (3)
83 Large sailing ship used by Spanish from 15th to 18th centuries ( 7)
84 Smooth glossy fabric (5)
85 Small booth or cubicle used for sale of newspapers, tickets etc (5)
86 Highly seasoned Italian
sausage (6)
87 Hammer with large wooden
head (6)
DOWN
1 Having high chance of
happening (6)
2 Moved on hands and
knees ( 7)
3 Has mental image of (8)
5 Opposed to (4)
6 Diving waterbird that builds
floating nests (5)
7 Puts up with something
unpleasant ( 7)
8 Low-lying marshy areas (6)
9 Drink to health of (5)
10 ____ Mathias, New Zealand
food writer and presenter (4)
11 Small seed of apple (3)
12 See Mystery Clue 13 Calms with soothing sounds
or movements (5)
14 Lower part of interior wall decorated differently from upper part (4)
23 Crouch down in fear (5)
24 Exact in all details (8)
25 Way of tying string that is
insecure and liable to slip (6,4)
28 Out of practice (5)
30 Stick your ___ in – give opinion without being asked (3)
32 ___ low – try to be inconspicuous (3)
33 Arranges in neat piles (6) 34 ____ the moon – delighted (4) 36 Orange-yellow flavouring and colouring made from dried stigmas of crocus ( 7)
38 New Zealand professional rugby team based in Wellington (10)
39 Unable to sleep ( 7)
41 Formally do away with (7)
42 ____ party – male-only celebration for bridegroom before wedding (4)
46 People who have been
taken prisoner (8)
47 Type of large shark (4) 48 Hauls up with ropes or
pulleys (6)
51 See Mystery Clue
53 Narrow part of body
between ribs and hips (5)
55 Carbon dioxide, eg (3)
56 Surpass in performance (5)
57 ___ Scott, well-known Kiwi
cartoonist (3)
60 See lower-right photo (8)
62 Transport supplies by plane
or helicopter ( 7)
65 Money received for sale
of goods or services ( 7)
67 Having refined taste and
manners ( 7)
68 Fabric with pattern woven
into it (6)
69 _____ Slab – iconic New Zealand chocolate bar made by Whittaker’s (6)
70 Handles of swords (5)
72 Recorded or broadcast
sound (5)
74 Full quantity or amount (5)
76 Old over-worked horses (4)
77 Lacking strength (4)
78 Projecting edge around
crown of hat (4)
80 Tall, rounded vase with stem
and base (3)