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To win one of three prizes of $100, work out which number represents which letter. All letters of the alphabet appear at least once. Fill in the coloured boxes at the bottom to reveal our prize word. Write this answer on the entry coupon.

ACROSS

1 Flightless aquatic bird (7) 3 Vocal ensemble (5) 5 Seafront (5) 8 Budapest’s country (7) 10 Sense of self (3) 11 Country music city in Tennessee (9) 13 Fissure, opening (3) 14 – Men, TV series set in a 1960s advertising agency (3) 15 Halt (4) 17 Lleyton –, former tennis champ (6) 20 Symbolic cricket trophy (5) 23 Miranda –, actress (4) 24 Tree with purple spring flowers (9) 28 Group of crows (6) 30 City in Yorkshire, England (5) 31 – Grande, river on the Usa/mexico border (3) 32 Dog in The Wizard of Oz (4) 34 Heartbeat (5) 35 Second-hand (4) 36 Rod connecting wheels (4) 37 Sheep enclosure (4) 38 Flow regulator (5) 39 Garden utility building (4) 41 Boxing match (5) 42 Local council fees (5) 44 Lone Star state (5) 47 – Keddie, actress (5) 49 Ship’s complement (4) 51 Engine (5) 53 Sharpen, hone (4) 54 Daybreak (4) 56 Concoction, particularly with magical effects (6) 58 – Kendrick, actress (4) 59 Sweet last course of a meal (7) 61 – Child, thriller author (3) 63 Singing entertainment (7) 64 and 65 – Moretz, actress pictured in box A (5,5) 67 Wedding band (4) 69 Elemental particle (4) 71 Child-care employee (5) 73 Separated, split (7) 76 Dish of mixed fresh vegetables (5) 79 Mountains which form the border between Asia and Europe (5) 80 – John, veteran pop musician (5) 81 Of little importance (7) 82 From another country (7) 83 Children born at the same time (5) 85 Mother’s brother (5) 87 Come in (5) 90 – Portman, actress pictured in box B (7) 93 Effective distance, scope (5) 95 – Macpherson, supermodel (4) 96 Gas used in advertising lights (4) 97 Hoisting machine (5) 98 Game of Thrones family (5) 100 Papal residence (7) 103 Fitting (3) 105 Underground resource (7) 108 Persistent pain (4) 109 Molluscs served as escargot (6) 110 Highest point (4) 111 – Riley, comedy actress (4) 112 – Pearson, champion hurdler (5) 114 Casserole (4) 116 Particular skill (5) 119 Dining furniture (5) 121 Type of pedigree dog (5) 122 Milky espresso coffee (5) 124 Identification code of a book (1,1,1,1) 126 New Zealand singer (5) 127 Molten volcanic rock (4) 129 Long, complex story (4) 131 Sicilian volcanic peak (4) 132 Smelly American mammal (5) 133 – Collette, actress (4) 134 Tummy muscles (abbr.) (3) 136 Distinguished, worthy of respect (5) 137 Citing, identifying (6) 138 Particular manner of executing a skill (9) 139 Untidy pile (4) 140 – Cuthbert, champion sprinter (5) 142 Open –, magic phrase in the Arabian Nights tales (6) 146 Chart-topping songs (4) 150 Dairy bovine (3) 151 Young bear (3) 153 Venetian boat operator (9) 154 Wise nocturnal bird (3) 155 Go on, continue (7) 156 The Taming of the –, Shakespeare comedy (5) 157 Underneath (5) 158 Sideways (7)

DOWN

1 Car fuel (6) 2 Paul –, late actor (6) 3 Orchestra leader (9) 4 Critical appraisal of a film (6) 5 Young male horse (4) 6 Vigilant, on guard (5) 7 Name label (3) 8 Overstated publicity (4) 9 Canary colour (6) 12 Second-year college student, particularly in the US (9) 15 Those lining up for the beginning of a race or contest (8) 16 Keyboard instrument (5) 18 Reference list (5) 19 – Polo, late medieval European traveller in the Orient (5) 21 Secretive manner of movement (7) 22 Follow as result (5) 25 Blissful enjoyment (7) 26 – Wilde, actress pictured in box C (6) 27 Lyrical (6) 29 Trouser strap (4) 33 Colour added to a basic paint (4) 34 Digital document format (1,1,1) 39 Person remaining to be convinced (7)

40 Attracted (5) 43 Recurring artistic motif (5) 45 Breathe out (6) 46 Keen, enthusiastic (4) 48 – Starr, the Beatles’ drummer (5) 50 – Jenner, reality TV personality (7) 51 Kate –, supermodel (4) 52 Rowing blade (3) 55 Kitchen garment (5) 56 Earnestly entreat (5) 57 Lubricated (5) 60 – Dolittle, My Fair Lady heroine (5) 61 Heavy metal (4) 62 Chicken products (4) 63 – West, hip-hop musician (5) 66 Rear of a ship (5) 68 Vapour (3) 70 Round-up (6)

72 – Doodle Dandy, American song (6) 74 Singer’s instrument (5) 75 Rub out, expunge (5) 77 Pleasant food smell (5) 78 Repetitive training exercise (5) 81 Internet provocateur (5) 84 Surface gloss (5) 85 Decorative vase (3) 86 Royal headpiece (5) 88 Educator (7) 89 Flightless bird (4) 90 Bird’s home (4) 91 Mark –, author (5) 92 – Presley, late King of Rock’n’roll (5) 94 Small specific market (5) 97 Small ceremonial church (6) 99 – Bell, actress pictured in box D (7) 101 Individual song on a playlist (5) 102 City destroyed in the Iliad (4) 104 Family of lions (5) 106 – Buttrose, publishing icon (3) 107 – Croft, tomb raider (4) 109 – Arabia, Riyadh’s country (5) 113 Leafy salad vegetable (7) 115 Coldest season (6) 117 Circus tumbler (7) 118 Custodian (6) 120 Ticklish Sesame Street character (4) 121 Mercantile enterprise (8) 122 Misplaced (4) 123 Large deer (3) 125 Popular pasta variety (9) 126 – ‘Buddy’ Franklin, AFL star (5) 128 Sound, authentic (5)

130 The Hunger –, sci-fi series (5) 133 Physical contact (5) 135 Figure placed to keep birds away from crops (9) 141 Portable computer (6) 143 Poise and assurance (6) 144 George –, Nineteen Eighty-four author (6) 145 Dog shelter (6) 147 Striped big cat (5) 148 Corrosive chemical compound (4) 149 Skier’s precipitation (4) 152 Public transport vehicle (3)