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 73.

MYSTERY CLUE

17ac & 48ac & 30dn & 61dn. A well-known book title (3,7,2,3,3)

ACROSS

1 Brief examination

or peek (4-3)

5 Throws in a high arc (4)

7 Existing in fact (6)

11 Light rowing boat (5)

15 _____ Swarbrick, young

New Zealand Green

Party MP (5)

16 Commercial business firm ( 7) 17 See Mystery Clue

18 Edible oval nuts ( 7)

19 See upper-left photo (6) 20 Gather together in one

place (8)

21 Normal or average (8)

24 Accessory device designed

to increase capability (3-2)

25 Gold-coloured alloy used to decorate furniture and ornaments (6)

27 Fall ____ − fail completely (4) 29 Ingrained dirt (5)

32 New Zealand fish of the hake family (4)

34 High-pitched sound made by a mouse (6) 36 ____ out − launch new

product or service (4)

37 Left to start a journey (8)

41 Procession of vehicles carrying a prominent person and entourage (9)

43 Born more recently ( 7)

44 Greatest in importance

or excellence ( 7)

46 Boldly resisting authority ( 7)

48 See Mystery Clue

51 Authoritative instruction (9)

53 TJ _____, New Zealand

All Black rugby player (8)

54 Warm and comfortable (4)

55 Evaluate or appraise (6)

57 Gas used in fluorescent

lamps (4)

60 Single thickness (5)

62 Exclamation of strong

distaste (4)

63 Colourless watery fluid

part of blood (6)

65 More prudent and

sensible (5)

68 Person you are

descended from (8)

71 Person who monitors something in an official capacity (8)

73 Relax after a period of work or tension (6)

77 Second largest town in New Zealand’s Tasman District ( 7) 79 Shade of colour (3)

80 Move backwards ( 7) 81 Language of ancient Rome (5) 82 Handy gadget (5)

83 Administer tranquillising drugs to (6)

84 ____ hot and cold − waver between conflicting positions (4) 85 Silver metal that is liquid

at room temperature ( 7)

DOWN

1 Stretchy fabric used for close-fitting sports clothing (5)

2 Legally or morally bound ( 7)

3 Young germinated plant (8)

4 Every individual one (4)

5 New Zealand’s Waitomo

Caves are formed of this (9)

6 Burn fiercely (5)

8 Lamb or veal chop (6)

9 Household implements (8)

10 Woody climbing tropical

plant (5)

11 ___ up − give a brief

review of the main points (3)

12 Located towards centre (5)

13 ____ track − route or method that provides quick results (4)

14 Sign or token that represents

something else (6)

22 Follow closely and

persistently (3)

23 Prolonged bitter

quarrel or dispute (4) 24 Feeling guilt, embarrassment and remorse (7)

26 _____ Havoc, New Zealand radio host and media personality (5)

28 Values highly (9)

30 See Mystery Clue

31 Work hard over a

period of time (4)

33 Set of articles for a

specific purpose (3)

35 Occurring four times

a year (9)

36 Approximately or

thereabouts ( 7)

38 Particular feature of

something (6)

39 Admit to holy orders (6)

40 Parched due to a

lack of rainfall (4)

42 Engrave or cut

design into (4)

45 _____ Catton, successful

New Zealand novelist ( 7)

47 Boat or ship for conveying passengers over a short distance (5)

49 Sound of car horn (4)

50 Quantities of paper (5) 52 Put on ___ − postponed

or shelved (3)

53 Mash into a soft,

soggy mass (4)

56 See lower-right photo (9)

58 Burned surface of (8)

59 Cheat or fraudster (8)

61 See Mystery Clue

64 Gentle sheen (6)

66 Japanese acupressure

therapy ( 7)

67 Royal _____ & Bird Protection Society −

New Zealand environmental organisation (6)

69 Musical sounds of

a certain pitch (5)

70 In _____ − crying (5)

72 Be equal to in

quality or ability (5)

74 Gloomy and drab (5)

75 Conceitedly pleased

with yourself (4)

76 Part of school year (4)

78 Consciousness of

your own identity (3)