Mega CASH WORD
MYSTERY CLUE
22ac & 47dn.
A well- known TV title (5,5)
ACROSS
1 Scattered untidily (6)
4 Absence of interest or
enthusiasm (6)
8 Taking everything into
account (2,3)
11 Clean with broom (5)
15 Young eel (5)
16 _____ Wetzell, TV presenter
who co-hosts Fair Go (5)
17 Fragrant essential oil
from rose petals (5)
18 Expressed warm
approval of ( 7)
19 ____ ___ of – tease or laugh
at in mocking way (4,3)
21 Braid of hair (5)
22 See Mystery Clue
23 Cylindrical pin used to hold
two things together (5)
24 Show to be right or
reasonable ( 7)
26 Allocate job or duty (6)
28 Sharp, piercing screams ( 7)
31 Raises to higher position (5)
33 Maori language
preschool ( 7,3)
35 Small piece broken
off a larger thing (8)
38 Very eager or curious (4)
39 Happy and carefree (6)
40 Small pickled cucumber ( 7)
42 Play it ____ – act in
cautious way (4)
46 Angel’s headgear (4)
47 Levels or floors in
building ( 7)
49 Talk at length in a confused
or incoherent way (6)
51 Traditional garment worn
by Hindu women (4)
54 New Zealand breed
of sheepdog (8)
56 See lower-right
photo (10)
58 Knot of particular kind (5)
60 Summary of facts or
events (5-2)
62 Strongly opposed or
disinclined (6)
63 Available for sale or
use (2,5)
66 Alloy of copper and zinc (5)
67 Mother-of-pearl (5)
68 Force of explosion (5)
70 Surreptitious action ( 7)
72 Enlarge or increase ( 7)
73 Sir _____ Blake, late New Zealand yachtsman who was killed on the Amazon River in 2001 (5) 74 Semi-precious yellow or blue stone (5)
75 Comic entertainer in circus (5)
76 Prepare preliminary version of document (5) 77 Indirect suggestions (5) 78 Fabric with pattern woven into it (6)
79 Make sudden convulsive jerking movement (6)
DOWN
1 Vapour from boiling
water (5)
2 Officially cancels ( 7)
3 ___ of words – prolonged
acrimonious debate (3)
5 Make more interesting
or lively (3,2)
6 Lake __ ____ – lake in southwestern part of South Island (2,4) 7 Leavening agent used to make bread dough rise (5) 8 Lower part of alimentary canal (9)
9 Reaching destination (8) 10 Plant of pea family with tall spikes of flowers (5) 11 False statement that damages someone’s reputation ( 7)
12 Not in this place (9)
13 Foot-operated lever (5)
14 Rotate quickly (4)
20 Insubstantial and easily
damaged (6)
24 _____ Dennison, talented teenage New Zealand actor (6)
25 Country bumpkin (5)
27 Very informal language (5) 28 Warning device that makes
loud, wailing sound (5)
29 Habitual drunkards (4)
30 Symptom of head cold (6)
32 Plant life of particular
region (5)
34 See upper-left photo (3,3)
36 Long, deep cut (4)
37 With hands on hips (6)
41 Herons with white
plumage (6)
43 Large celebratory meal (5)
44 Star that suddenly increases
in brightness (4)
45 _____ & Paykel – major
New Zealand appliance manufacturing company (6) 47 See Mystery Clue
48 Fizzy drinks (5)
50 Cowboy’s lariat (5)
52 Blacken surface by scorching (4)
53 Shiny metal plating (6) 55 Intense intermittent pain along nerve (9)
57 Dishes made with beaten eggs (9)
59 Cooking vessel (8)
61 Journey downwards ( 7) 64 Aftermath of situation ( 7) 65 Small breed of chicken (6) 66 Trade name given to
product (5)
67 Small V-shaped cut (5)
68 Disinterested due to
tediousness (5)
69 Errors made in printed matter by careless use of keyboard (5)
70 ____ Cato, popular
New Zealand children’s entertainer (4)
71 Guess based on intuition (5)
75 Cash ___ – business or investment that generates steady income (3)