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 & 64ac & 35dn & 48dn. A well-known movie title (8,5:6,7)
ACROSS
1 Cosmetic preparation for
the skin (6)
4 Have an angry, sullen look
on face (6)
8 Piece of timber fixed firmly
in an upright position (4)
10 Large numbers of people
gathered together (6)
16 Dead skin at the base
of a fingernail ( 7)
17 For each (3)
18 Dame _____ Major, celebrated New Zealand opera singer ( 7)
19 Fill yourself greedily with
large amount of food (5) 20 See Mystery Clue
22 Gild the ____ − try to improve what is already good (4)
23 Runway for fashion models ( 7)
25 In good physical health (3) 27 Place bet on an outcome (5) 29 Forceful verbal tirades (9) 31 Person with long experience in a particular field ( 7)
32 ___ and sympathy − kind and attentive behaviour (3) 33 Tall distinctive New Zealand native grass (6) 34 See upper-right photo (8)
37 Lively Scottish dance (4)
40 _____ around the edges − having some imperfections (5)
41 Border of land next to sea (5)
43 Stoppage or situation
causing delay (4-2)
44 Small amounts of food
eaten between meals (6)
47 Tiny spots (6)
49 Dried plums (6)
51 With an ___ − considering prudently or having as your objective (3,2)
52 System for detection of objects under water using sound pulses (5)
54 No ____, no gain − expression meaning suffering is necessary for achievement (4)
56 __ _____ Trail − 3000km Kiwi tramping route that runs length of country (2,6) 57 Male goose (6)
59 ___ on the wall − unnoticed observer of situation (3) 62 Pleasantly musical ( 7) 63 Withdraws or resigns from position (5,4)
64 See Mystery Clue
66 Noisy squabble (3) 67 Reddish-purple colour ( 7) 70 Group of people who work on ship or aircraft (4) 71 Two-wheelers! (8)
75 Large luxurious passenger ship (5)
77 Ingredient used to make porridge ( 7)
78 ___ Hunt, well-known Kiwi poet and performer (3) 79 Entertainment of singing popular songs to prerecorded backing tracks ( 7) 81 List of items for discussion
in a meeting (6)
82 Circular pattern of currents
in the ocean basin (4)
83 Located next to (6)
84 Receive willingly (6)
DOWN
1 Non-medical name for
tetanus ( 7)
2 Teacher who gives private
instruction (5)
3 Fierce ugly creature in
fantasy literature (3)
5 Individual circuits of a
racetrack (4)
6 New Zealand _____ − professional rugby league team based in Auckland (8)
7 Card game based on collecting sets and sequences (5)
8 Royal residences ( 7)
9 Informal word for being
very short of money (5)
11 Piece of old cloth used for
cleaning (3)
12 People available for or in
employment (9)
13 _____ the pill − makes unpleasant necessity more palatable (8)
14 Shop selling cheeses, cured meats etc (4)
15 Hot molten rock that erupts from volcano (4)
21 Up to _____ − meeting required standard ( 7)
24 _____ Ryan, New Zealand radio journalist ( 7)
26 Folded or rolled Mexican tortilla with filling (4)
28 Small grain or particle ( 7) 29 Make thoroughly wet (6) 30 Tree of genus Fagus (5) 31 Container for displaying cut flowers (4)
32 Songbird with spotted breast (6)
35 See Mystery Clue
36 Small hand-held device used to move cursor on computer screen (5)
38 Group of lines forming
unit in poem (6)
39 Large fish-eating bird
similar to hawk (6)
42 Main artery of the human
body (5)
45 Tree with needle-like
leaves ( 7)
46 _____ Bay − New Zealand bay on northwestern tip of South Island (6)
48 See Mystery Clue
50 Written representation of
musical composition (5)
52 Thin and bony ( 7)
53 Relating to ear (4)
55 Sum granted as reimbursement for expenses (9)
58 Succulent plant with rosette
of leaves (4)
60 This can give you shelter
from rain (8)
61 Evaluates or appraises (8)
63 See lower-left photo ( 7)
65 Journey downwards ( 7)
68 Increase in size (4)
69 Smartly fashionable (5)
70 Informal word for famous
person (5)
72 Fills with annoyance (4)
73 On the _____ − having
escaped confinement (5)
74 In middle of or surrounded
by (4)
76 ___ Dixon, New Zealand former middle- to longdistance running champion (3)
80 Mythical bird of prey in
Arabian legend (3)