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 – Paltrow, actress pictured in box A (7) 3 From the Netherlands (5) 5 Winged archer of love (5) 8 Propose something for consideration, advise (7) 10 Historical period (3) 11 Dairy bovine (3) 12 More than sufficient (5) 13 Workout facility (3) 14 – Carides, actress (3) 16 Equipment (4) 18 Angora fabric (6) 21 Relative size (5) 24 Adhesive substance (4) 25 Juicy citrus fruit (6) 28 Robust and durable (6) 30 Barack –, former President of the USA (5) 31 – Vardalos, actress (3) 32 Compulsion (4) 34 Of the Arctic or Antarctic (5) 36 Blood vessel (4) 37 Pet parasite (4) 38 Ellen –, actress (4) 39 Select group (5) 40 Fashion, style (4) 42 Bottomless pit (5) 43 Humorous garden ornament (5) 45 Large, powerful bird of prey (5) 48 Travellers’ accommodation (5) 50 Vast, enormous (4) 52 Reef building organism (5) 54 Lyrical verse (4) 55 Broad, cheesy smile (4) 57 Incorporeal being, essence (6) 59 Lima’s country (4) 60 South American ruminant (5) 62 Breach, opening (3) 64 Educational institution (7) 65 Sing in an alpine manner (5) 66 Intercontinental body of water (5) 68 Effervescence, as in carbonated soft drinks (4) 70 Boast, self-promote (4) 72 Municipal council leader (5) 74 Neutered, of a pet (7) 76 Church keyboard instrument (5) 79 – Starr, the Beatles’ drummer (5) 80 Subject of discussion (5) 81 High army rank (7) 83 Desert, leave behind (7) 84 Rafael –, Spanish tennis star (5) 86 Sweet confection (5) 88 Casino card game (5) 91 – Fry, actor and TV presenter pictured in box B (7) 94 Paul –, laconic comedy actor (5) 96 Violent ruffian (4) 97 Islamic prayer leader (4) 98 Shoulder gesture (5) 99 Big band music style (5) 101 Official end of a marriage (7) 104 Sense of self (3) 106 Famous Sydney beach suburb (5) 109 Gas used in advertising lights (4) 110 Pearl-bearing mollusc (6) 111 Top of a building (4) 112 Pale of hair and complexion (4) 113 Hurled (5) 115 Traveller’s rolled up bundle of bedding and possessions (4) 117 Earthy pigment (5) 120 Avarice (5) 122 Volley of artillery fire (5) 123 Leonard –, late Canadian crooner (5) 125 Dark shade of blue (4) 127 Circular path (5) 128 Therefore (4) 130 The Good, the Bad and the –, classic Spaghetti Western (4) 132 Adam Scott’s sport (4) 133 Join as a single entity (5) 134 Sausage (4) 135 Uneven or unusual (3) 137 Japanese mattress (5) 138 Pungent bulb said to deter vampires (6) 139 Biblical account of Christ (6) 140 As well (4) 141 Protective mesh frame on a fireplace (5) 143 Extremely pleased and excited (coll.) (6) 147 Flow in abundance (4) 151 Alphabet (1,1,1) 152 Precious stone (3) 154 Verve, enthusiasm (5) 155 Animal hair (3) 156 Sticky hair-styling product (3) 157 Rubbish (7) 158 Freight (5) 159 Sharp (5) 160 The – Patient, 1996 film (7)
DOWN
1 Movie star among the castaways in Gilligan’s Island (6) 2 Aircraft shelter (6) 3 Athletics contest comprising 10 events (9) 4 Wellbeing (6) 5 Duplicate, reproduction (4) 6 Element, component (5) 7 Excavate (3) 8 Japanese wrestling (4) 9 Stockings, pantyhose (6) 15 – City, Dorothy’s destination in The Wizard of Oz (7) 16 The –, Dustin Hoffman film (8) 17 – Traders, band which featured Natalie Bassingthwaighte (5) 19 Heavenly messenger (5) 20 Russia’s ‘Mother River’ (5) 22 Vehicle raced by Ben-hur (7) 23 Depart (5) 26 – Fiennes, actor pictured in box C (6) 27 Minor problem or flaw in a process or system (6) 29 Weaponry (4) 33 Field or garden access point (4) 34 Green pod vegetable (3) 35 Tier, stratum (5) 40 Cause to appear bigger (7) 41 Land of the Pharaohs (5) 44 Last Greek letter (5) 46 Season between summer and winter (6) 47 Corporate or product symbol (4) 49 Sudden forward movement (5) 51 Frozen maritime hazard (7) 52 Placid, serene (4) 53 Line up a target (3) 56 Pass on, as a message (5) 57 Velocity (5) 58 Reference list (5) 61 Foreign or extraterrestrial (5) 62 Pleased, happy (4) 63 – stick, bouncing toy (4) 64 Periodic astral phenomenon (5) 67 Pattern in wood (5) 69 Menagerie (3) 71 Dr Suess character who stole Christmas (6) 73 Space launch vehicle (6) 75 Elude, sidestep (5) 77 Automaton, android (5) 78 Signal to proceed (3) 81 Hoodoo –, Aussie rock band (5) 82 Short snooze (3) 85 – Armstrong, disgraced cyclist (5) 86 US crime-fighting organisation (1,1,1) 87 Bath or basin outlet (5) 89 Boris –, classic horror actor (7) 90 Violent outburst of temper (4) 91 Neither particularly good nor bad (2-2) 92 – Brontë, Wuthering Heights author (5) 93 Lowest point in a cycle (5) 95 Greta –, silver screen legend (5) 98 One run in cricket (6) 100 Escape, particularly flight from a crime scene (7) 102 Astrological sign between Leo and Libra (5) 103 Chandler’s surname in Friends (4) 105 Holy –, object of a quest by King Arthur and his knights (5) 107 Wise nocturnal bird (3) 108 Colleague, equal (4) 110 – Welles, Citizen Kane filmmaker (5) 114 Theatre attendant (5) 116 Into the –, Madonna song (6) 118 Area in which a creature lives (7) 119 Lengthen (6) 121 Breaking –, final volume of the Twilight novel series (4) 122 Listless, slow and heavy (8) 123 Bivouac (4) 124 Name before marriage (3) 126 Fruit used in guacamole (7) 127 Proposal, bid (5) 129 Clark –, dashing Hollywood leading man (5) 131 Key –, Bogart/bacall classic (5) 134 Colloquial vernacular (5) 136 Official release from military service (9) 142 Inflatable safety device inside a vehicle (6) 144 Track in Papua New Guinea, scene of heavy WWII fighting (6) 145 – Kidman, actress pictured in Box D (6) 146 Livestock feed/water receptacle (6) 148 Tea or coffee sweetener (5) 149 Fairytale monster such as Shrek (4) 150 Norway’s capital (4) 153 Apple computer brand (abbr.) (3)