THE AUSTRALIAN
ACROSS
1 The Chant of Jim mie Blacksmith and Fierce Creatures director (4,8) 9 Russell Morris 1969 hit, written by Johnny Young, ……Thing (3,4) 10 Gold Coast Suns home ground (7) 11 Bee Gees 1977 soundtrack, Saturday… Fever (5) 12 Matt Passmore’s US crime series (3,6) 13 Trans-Australia Railway Nullarbor siding (8) 15 WWI historian, CEW … (4) 18 Attractive person, good … (coll) (4) 19 Sam Neill movie with Jeff Goldblum, …Park (8) 23 We of the Never Never author, … …, or Jeanie, Gunn (3,6) 24 Hey, Hey, It’ s Saturday host, … Somers (5) 26 Ted Bullpit’s concrete Aborigine in Kingswood Country (7) 27 Lucky Starr 1962 hit, …… Everywhere (3,4) 28 Ranges west of Canberra (12)
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1 Former NRL under-20 competition, Jersey … (5) 2 Icehouse 1987 hit, …Blue (8) 3 Tim Finn’s I See Red band (5,3) 4 Tony Abbott’s Treasurer, Joe … (6) 5 1973 Graeme Blundell movie, Alvin… (6) 6 Sydney Anglican cathedral (2,7) 7 CopShop star and animal rights activist, Lynda … (6) 8 Australia’s Chilean-born third PM, Chris … (6) 14 Cold Chisel ballad on the 1982 album Circus Animals, When the ... ... ... (3,2,4) 16 Qld’s nickname, … State (8) 17 Town north of Ingham near Hinchinbrook Island (8) 18 Dog Eat Dog hostess, … Kessell (6) 20 Mr. G’s dog in Summer Heights High (6) 21 Cookie in A Country Practice, Syd … (6) 22 Romper Room host, Miss … (6) 25 Quasimodo’s Dream band, The … (5)