Mega CASH WORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see mystery clue below).
Be in to win – write your answer on the coupon on page 69. MYSTERY CLUE
20ac & 26dn & 54dn. A well-known movie title (4:1,4,4,5)
ACROSS
1 Fine worsted yarn used for
embroidery and tapestry (6) 4 Money in coins and notes (4) 7 Arrange or put together
in a makeshift way (3,2)
10 State of difficulty that
needs to be resolved ( 7)
15 Distribute in portions (5)
16 _____ Jack − New Zealand dolphin famed for escorting ships in the Cook Strait from 1888 to 1912 ( 7) 17 Relating to kidneys (5) 18 Person of great importance and reputation (5)
19 Type of dark-red cherry ( 7) 20 See Mystery Clue
21 Once in a ____ moon −
very rarely (4)
22 Type of game of pool played with cues on a rectangular table ( 7)
25 Institute legal proceedings against (3)
26 Reddish-brown hair colour (6) 27 Assert emphatically (6)
29 Sir _____ Holyoake, late
New Zealand Prime Minister from 1960 to 1972 (5) 31 Became adjusted to new conditions ( 7) 34 Cunning shrewdness
used in deception (5)
35 Make corrections and
revisions to text (5)
37 Slope or lean over (4)
39 Mineral that is one of
the forms of jade (8)
40 At right angles to horizontal
plane (8)
42 Entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats ( 7)
45 To set free from
confinement ( 7)
46 Smart alec know-it-all (8)
48 Direction of prevailing
wind in New Zealand (8)
49 ____ out − begins
journey (4)
51 _____ work − system where different groups perform jobs in relays (5)
53 Loses balance and staggers or lurches (5)
55 Later than expected due to a hold-up ( 7)
57 Hold and state opinion (5) 59 Gave fixed, angry look (6) 60 Hold your _____ − wait a moment (6)
62 Pay ___ service − show insincere agreement or support (3)
64 See lower-left photo ( 7) 66 ____ Matafeo, NZ comedienne and writer (4) 67 Take it ____ − be calm and relaxed (4)
68 Puts money into a scheme with expectation of financial return ( 7)
72 Up to this point (2,3)
74 This describes a horse that is piebald (5)
75 Poisonous plant of the parsley family ( 7) 77 Fruit of chayote plant
eaten as a vegetable (5)
78 Argumentative and feisty ( 7)
79 Attend a meeting without
taking active part (3,2)
80 Lacking physical
sensation (4)
81 Requiring immediate
action (6)
DOWN
1 Deep opening in the
earth’s surface (5)
2 Make bigger ( 7)
3 Praise enthusiastically (5)
5 ___ and sundry −
everyone (3)
6 Move at high speed in an
uncontrolled manner (6)
7 Reddish oxide coating that forms on metal exposed to moisture (4)
8 _____ Brophy, Kiwi film,
TV and stage actress (9)
9 Italian pasta in the shape
of short tubes (5)
10 Inner surfaces of hands (5)
11 Prospect for future ( 7)
12 ___ yourself go − become careless and untidy in habits or appearance (3) 13 Form of government with a king or queen at head (8) 14 Composed self-assurance (6) 20 Stud on bottom of rugby boot (5)
23 Small shrimp-like planktonic marine crustaceans (5) 24 Change that is the result of action (6)
25 Trade name of a popular New Zealand brand of outdoor clothing (8)
26 See Mystery Clue
28 See upper-right photo (6)
30 Large muscles in the
upper arms (6)
32 Greatly dismay or horrify (5)
33 Wavers indecisively ( 7)
36 Lacking opportunities for development or advancement (4-3)
37 Chokes or strangles (9)
38 Didn’t go to bed early (6,2)
41 General progression of working or professional life (6)
43 _____ Soper, New Zealand
political journalist (5)
44 Canvas canopy providing
shelter from rain or sun (6)
47 Discussed and accepted
by all parties (6)
50 Expel a tenant from
property (5)
52 Carry people or goods by
vehicle, aircraft or ship (9) 54 See Mystery Clue
56 Catches fire and burns up (8)
58 Action that inflates own sense of selfimportance (3,4)
61 Smiles in irritatingly smug
or derisive way (6)
62 Gracefully supple ( 7)
63 _____ Glacier − New Zealand’s largest glacier, located in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park (6)
65 Mawkishly sentimental (5)
66 Gives a long, impassioned
tirade (5)
69 Church minister (5)
70 Film movie (5)
71 ____-skinned − sensitive
to criticism or insults (4)
73 Soft hair coat of some
animals (3)
76 Unit of electrical
resistance (3)