THE AUSTRALIAN

ACROSS 1 Graham Kennedy’s 1977-78 game show, Blankety … (6) 4 John Clarke’s ABC comedy about the 2000 Olympics (3,5) 10 NT Aboriginal settlement, Port …, also called Wadeye (5) 11 Perth-born former British Airways boss, Sir Rod … (9) 12 Fred Schepisi’s 1989 film about Azaria Chamberlain (4,6) 13 Olivia Newton-John’s early ’70s hit,

Banks of the … (4) 15 Parliamentary question from one’s own side, Dorothy … (5) 16 Small stone (slang) (6) 20 … of Capricorn, passing just north of Emerald (6) 21 Qld resort hosting the Ladies Masters golf, Royal … (5) 25 Stagecoach company, … & Co, whose last run was in 1924 (4) 26 Jimmy Barnes’ band (4,6) 28 Mary Donaldson’s mother-in-law, Queen … (9) 29 Shop assistants Prue and …, from Kath & Kim (5) 30 Social failures (slang) (2-6) 31 Oscar winner for The Hours, … Kidman (6) DOWN 1 Motorcycle gang members (slang) (6) 2 Southern Brisbane suburb, … Ridge (6) 3 SBS newsreader until 2007, Mary … (10) 5 Melbourne street where Julian Knight killed seven people in 1987 (6) 6 Oarsome Foursome rower, Drew … (4) 7 Con the Fruiterer comedian, Mark … (8) 8 WAFL best-and-fairest medal (8) 9 Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb’s band, The … … (3,4) 14 1994 Commonwealth marathon champion, Steve … (10) 17 Cattle worker (8)

18 Rake and Sanctum star, Richard … (8) 19 10oz beer glasses in NSW (7) 22 Outback medical service, the Flying … (6) 23 ’80s Funky Town band, … Echo (6) 24 Petrol company founded in 1913, Golden … (6) 27 Helen Garner’s book and Noni Hazlehurst’s 1982 film, Monkey … (4)