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 Casual trousers (6) 5 Astronomy device (9) 10 Spade (6) 13 Total disorder (5) 15 Addams family butler (5) 17 Champagne and orange juice cocktail (6) 18 Lucky blacksmith product (9) 19 Scruffy street child (6) 20 Jewish religious officer (5) 21 One strictly eschews animal products in their diet (5) 22 Requires (5) 25 Joint between foot and leg (5) 26 Church instrument (5) 28 In need of a drink (7) 29 Flavouring used in ouzo (7) 32 National song (6) 35 Garden pests (6) 37 Aircraft shelter (6) 39 Notoriety (6) 42 Firm in purpose, unyielding (7) 43 Mata –, seductive World War I secret agent (4) 44 Once – a time, fairytale opening (4) 45 Gloriously plumed bird (7) 47 Concur, assent (5) 49 Jimi –, 1960s guitar icon (7) 50 Successful music release (3) 51 Muscular spasm (3) 52 Do away with (7) 55 Estuary, bay (5) 56 Forehead (4) 58 Line from a song (5) 60 Flowering heath plant (5) 62 King murdered by Macbeth in Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish play’(6) 64 Mexican friend (5) 65 Diana –, singer (4) 66 Consecrated, divine (4) 67 Dry cider variety (7) 70 Cowboy salutation (5) 71 Additional (5) 73 Funeral vehicle (6) 75 Tooth coating (6) 77 Notes or reminders arising from a meeting (9) 78 Monks’ residence (6) 81 Llama-like ruminant, raised for its fleece (6) 84 Bee colony (6) 85 Battle between fighter planes (8) 86 Doing word (4) 88 Move rhythmically from side to side, as in the wind (4) 89 Deep purplish red colour (8) 90 Gretel’s fairytale brother (6) 91 Canary colour (6) 92 Hurts, stings (6) 95 Record playing component of a stereo system (9) 97 Parodic send-up (6) 99 Scotch (6) 101 First public appearance (5) 103 Mode of employment (5) 104 Heavy butcher’s cleaver (4,3) 106 Enormous (4) 107 Lateral extreme (4) 109 Stretchy fabric favoured by cyclists (5) 110 Pleasant, cosy heat (6) 112 Strong adhesive resin (5) 115 Deliberately nasty (5) 117 Flightless bird (4) 118 More advanced in years (5) 119 Swift African antelope (7) 120 Positive response (3) 121 Simple melody (3) 122 Soft leather (7) 124 Melancholy poem (5) 125 Roman racing vehicle (7) 128 Unwanted email (4) 129 Equitable, just (4) 130 Tiger or zebra markings (7) 134 Force of a collision (6) 136 Valuable possessions (6) 137 Regard, respect (6) 138 Mythological boatman of the River Styx (6) 140 Compress or hug tightly (7) 143 Powerful horse ridden into battle by a knight (7) 145 Versatile Mexican plant, used for fibre and in fermenting (5) 147 Castrated male bovine (5) 149 Notion of cosmic retribution and reward (5) 151 Bend down (5) 152 Heroine in Beauty and the Beast (5) 154 Light-sensitive surface in the eye (6) 156 Popular typeface (9) 157 Dairy product (6) 159 Humorously clever (5) 160 Arrive at a destination or conclusion (5) 161 Mythical flying reptile (6) 162 17th century Dutch artist, noted for his sombre portraits (9) 163 Harrowing experience (6)

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2 Hawaiian garland (3) 3 Large group of people (5) 4 Villain in The Lion King (4) 5 Simple top (1-5) 6 Insect grub (5) 7 Arabic nobleman (6) 8 Earthy pigment (5) 9 Cricket team number (6) 10 Ignore, wilfully avoid (4) 11 Happen, take place (5) 12 Old Testament judge and high priest (3) 14 Living in trees (8) 16 Department which keeps records of births deaths and marriages (8) 23 Gained by effort or merit (6) 24 Infection of the eyelid (4) 26 Principal Norse deity (4) 27 Relating to elemental particles (6) 30 Sea between Italy and Greece (8) 31 Long French bread roll (8) 33 Ernest –, American author (9) 34 Lesser in importance (5) 36 – Locklear, Melrose Place actress (7) 38 Italian pasta dumplings (7) 39 Frozen water (3) 40 Group within a broader political organisation (7) 41 Strong booze, spirits (4,6) 46 Take advantage of (7) 48 Indonesia’s capital (7) 49 Whaling spear (7) 53 Gambling probabilities (4) 54 Person who obsessively collects things (7) 57 Element of a digital image (5) 59 – and buts, prevarications (3) 61 Beam of light (3) 63 Theatre attendant (5) 68 Supportive friendship among colleagues (11) 69 Metaphorical container full of increasingly complex problems (8,3) 72 Uncertainty, equivocation (9) 73 Clumsy and unsubtle (3-6) 74 Covered in small, round marks or blemishes (6) 76 Hearty, substantial (5) 79 Hirsute (5) 80 Nimble and quick (5) 82 Legal regulation (3) 83 Surprise attack or trap (6) 86 Car parking attendant (5) 87 – Grande, rive on the US/ Mexican border (3) 93 American wild horse (7) 94 Message posted on Twitter (5) 96 Documents of property ownership (5,5) 97 Trapped, with no means of escape or progress (5) 98 Fall back into a previous state or condition (7) 100 Arms on a garment (7) 102 Sandra –, Gravity actress (7) 104 Mad –, post-apocalyptic road warrior (3) 105 Make a mistake (3) 106 Mouth organ (9) 108 Indian lentil paste (4) 111 Polish dance in triple time (7) 113 Mountain home of the classical Greek gods (7) 114 National park in California, USA (8) 115 Edible lobster (8) 116 Former Soviet republic, capital Kiev (7) 123 Room in the roof (5) 126 Bah –, Scrooge’s derisive exclamation (6) 127 Choose (3) 131 Name, as of a place or object, based on a person (6) 132 Without shoes (8) 133 Portable rain shelter (8) 135 Job for a lawyer or detective (4) 139 Listen (4) 141 Gentle, pleasant breeze (6) 142 Thin surface layer (6) 144 Tasmania’s capital (6) 146 Contending (5) 147 Witch trial town in early colonial America (5) 148 Period of monarchy (5) 150 In front (5) 151 Cut, as wood (4) 153 Reflected sound (4) 155 Hearing organ (3) 158 Health resort (3)