CODE CRACKER
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 Ursine juvenile (4,3) 3 Jeremy –, actor (5) 5 Golfer’s stroke (5) 8 Hair-cleaning product (7) 10 Cricket scoring unit (3) 11 Sausage dog (9) 13 – Ryan, actress (3) 14 Menagerie (3) 15 Buddies (5) 17 Tijuana’s country (6) 20 Jay Gatsby’s illicit romantic interest (5) 23 Small landmass (4) 24 Large roadside advertising sign (9) 28 Casual top (1-5) 30 Many times (5) 31 – Baba, Arabian folk tale hero (3) 32 Forceful wind (4) 34 Bellybutton (5) 35 – Hazlehurst, actress (4) 36 Lady –, singer and actress (4) 37 Bill of fare (4) 38 Magical sprite pictured in box A (5) 39 Johnny –, late country singer (4) 41 Fly fishing prize (5) 42 Orchard fruit (5) 44 French farewell (5) 47 Choose by vote (5) 49 Kitchen basin (4) 51 Sliced potato served with fish (5) 53 New –, this magazine (4) 54 Slightly open (4) 56 Tropical American wildcat (6) 58 Love –, romantic ballad (4) 59 Branch of mathematics (7) 61 Tattoo pigment (3) 63 Stretching and fitness program (7) 64 Characteristic (5) 65 Kitchen protective garment (5) 67 Young bovine (4) 69 Elk or caribou (4) 71 Marshy tract (5) 73 Source of Popeye’s strength (7) 76 Bert’s Sesame Street friend (5) 79 Clear chemical formerly used as anaesthetic (5) 80 Petrified resin (5) 81 Medication with no physiological effect (7) 82 Silhouette (7) 83 Arm joint (5) 85 Outspoken (5) 87 Citizen residing overseas (5) 90 Bird’s plume (7) 93 Musical speed (5) 95 – Fitzgerald, jazz and blues diva (4) 96 Require (4) 97 Simple poetry technique (5) 98 Extraterrestrial pictured in box B (5) 100 Wizard in The Lord of The Rings (7) 103 Shady 124 across (3) 105 Administrative centre (7) 108 Sheep’s fleece (4) 109 Soften, tone down (6) 110 Den (4) 111 Casserole (4) 112 Shine, glisten (5) 114 Leap (4) 116 Low point (5) 119 Olivia Newton-john character in Grease (5) 121 Lyrical verses (5) 122 Diaper (5) 124 Tall wooden plant (4) 126 Euphoria (5) 127 Simple (4) 129 Tiny speck (4) 131 – Garland, star of The Wizard of Oz (4) 132 Tough connective tissue (5) 133 Mown expanse of grass (4) 134 Vapour (3) 136 Shaving blade (5) 137 House of worship (6) 138 Bicycle racing track (9) 139 Small branch (4) 140 Precious stone (5) 142 Formal address (6) 146 Horn section of a band (5) 150 Aries’ sign (3) 151 Hip-hop singing style (3) 153 Busy port city in the Netherlands (9) 154 Curve (3) 155 Dauntless valour (7) 156 Become thinner (5) 157 Fashionable Italian city (5) 158 Royal domain (7)
DOWN
1 Dairy spread (6) 2 Rio de Janeiro’s country (6) 3 Jakarta’s country (9) 4 Duchess of –, Meghan Markle’s noble title (6) 5 Closed (4) 6 Mumbai’s country (5) 7 Chewy confectionery (3) 8 Wise person (4) 9 Juicy citrus fruit (6) 12 Make-up (9) 15 Home loan (8) 16 Select group (5) 18 – Menzel, singer (5) 19 Inferno (5) 21 Fred –, Hollywood dancer (7) 22 Skippy’s young companion (5) 25 Filled 63 down parcels (7) 26 Espresso or latte (6) 27 Wimbledon sport (6) 29 Unit, apartment (4) 33 Molten volcanic rock (4) 34 Edible kernel (3) 39 Live musical performance (7) 40 Nun’s garb (5) 43 Fastidiously groom oneself (5) 45 Mythical winged reptile pictured in box C (6) 46 Idris –, actor (4) 48 Fortune telling cards (5) 50 Pouch worn with a kilt (7) 51 Pet bird enclosure (4) 52 Golf score (3) 55 – Gillard, former Australian PM (5) 56 Desert waterhole (5) 57 Barack –, former US President (5) 60 Seaside recreation area (5) 61 Minor skin irritation (4) 62 – Ritchie, actress (4) 63 Italian staple food (5) 66 Garden divider (5) 68 Mammal’s hair (3) 70 Turn down, deny (6) 72 – Rain, Prince album and film (6) 74 Picture, representation (5) 75 Hooded snake (5) 77 Moulin –, Paris nightclub (5) 78 – Piaf, French diva (5) 81 – Picasso, 20th century artist (5) 84 Virginia –, author (5) 85 Delivery vehicle (3) 86 Inexpensive (5) 88 Layered timber product (7) 89 Affectedly cute (4) 90 Rich lather (4) 91 – Cooper, 1970s rock singer (5) 92 Jolly –, pirate flag (5) 94 Florida city (5) 97 Bounty offered for lost pet (6) 99 Roman god of the sea (7) 101 Synthetic hosiery textile (5) 102 Elemental molecule (4) 104 Unit of volume (5) 106 Hole-making tool (3) 107 – Mccune, actress (4) 109 Oliver –, Dickens novel (5) 113 Cost (7) 115 Farming device (6) 117 Slow steady rain (7) 118 Self-contained holiday facility (6) 120 Eastern stretching and meditation technique (4) 121 Royal daughter pictured in box D (8) 122 Bird’s home (4) 123 Churchyard 124 across (3) 125 Trusted deputy (5,4) 126 Rose –, actress (5) 128 Finely honed (5) 130 Peace agreement (5) 133 Madagascan primate (5) 135 Peter Parker’s superhero alter-ego (6-3) 141 Dusty old spider construction (6) 143 High regard (6) 144 Lee –, actress (6) 145 Suction cleaning device (6) 147 Thick sweet sauce (5) 148 Ancient city destroyed in the Iliad (4) 149 Celebrity (4) 152 Domestic animal (3)