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Puzzles To win one of two 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 Tempest (5) 4 Impromptu (2-3)
6 Jacket collar flap (5) 9 Woman’s undergarment (7) 12 Ballerina’s outfit (4) 13 Freight (5)
14 French seafood stew (13) 15 Winged archer of love (5) 16 Remedy (4)
17 Historical period (3) 18 Additional (5)
22 Lump of soil (4) 24 Grinding tooth (5) 25 African wildlife adventure (6) 27 Intimidate, frighten (5) 28 Monetary penalty (4) 29 Mexican avocado dip (9) 33 Lapis –, blue ornamental stone (6) 35 Fundamental structure (5) 36 Night before an event (3) 37 Fleshy lower part of the ear (4) 39 Computer message (5) 40 Neat and prim (4) 41 Specialty foodstuffs retailer (4) 42 Ale or lager (4)
43 Strong adhesive resin (5) 44 Flower-holding vessel (4) 46 Gin mixer (5)
47 Pictured model (7,4) 52 Chocolate and coconutcoated sponge cake (9) 54 Grumpy and rude (5) 56 Toughened, habituated (6) 57 Sum owing (4)
58 Earthy pigment (5)
60 Wise nocturnal bird (3) 61 – Atkinson, comedy star who played Mr Bean and Blackadder (5)
63 Hard black wood (5)
64 Loss of memory (7) 65 Galvanising metallic element (4)
67 Potato (4)
69 Casino card game (9) 73 Respected senior (5) 74 Failure, slip-up (5) 75 Feathery scarf (3) 76 Gymnastics floor padding (3) 77 Perpendicular (5) 78 Courage, pluck (5) 80 Dining hall at a school or workplace (9) 83 Repetitive learning process (4) 84 Prepare text for publication (4) 87 Wicked action (7)
89 Last Greek letter (5) 90 Barack –, former President of USA (5)
92 Group of dolphins (3) 93 Adjust, correct (5) 94 Prayer ending (4) 96 Finely ground mineral (6)
98 Energy, enthusiastic vitality (5)
100 Lucky, timely (9)
104 The Simpsons’ home town (11)
107 Stiff, inflexible (5)
109 Fencing weapon (4)
111 Moving about, active (5)
112 Highest point (4)
114 Long tale of heroism
and adventure (4)
116 Powerful Norse warrior deity (4)
117 Of the kidneys (5)
118 Large farm storage building (4)
119 Priest’s loose-fitting robe (3)
121 Cancel out, invalidate (5)
122 Delicate and exquisite (6)
123 Twin-hulled yacht (9)
124 Open recreation space (4)
125 Dishonest payment in order
to gain advantage (5)
127 Gloomy, dismal (6)
131 Garlic-infused mayonnaise (5)
133 Type of window frame (4)
135 Encounters (5)
137 Focus on a target (3)
139 Rice wine (4)
140 Compare, note similarity (5)
141 Raconteur’s addition
143 Steep rock face (5)
144 – Turnblad, John Travolta’s
character in Hairspray (4)
145 Authorisation, as for a police
search or arrest (7)
146 Brother’s daughter (5)
147 Watercourse (5)
148 Shelled garden mollusc (5)
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1 Association football (6) 2 Jolly –, pirate flag (5) 3 Deep reddish brown hair colour (6) 4 Eggplant (9)
5 Faith, conviction (6) 6 Organically rich soil (4) 7 Oyster gem (5)
8 – Angeles, California city (3) 9 Dairy-based dessert slice (10) 10 Force (5)
11 Last, put up with (6)
15 Soft French cheese (9) 19 Change shape, metamorphose (9) 20 General pardon (7) 21 Serving no purpose (7) 22 Non-military citizen (8) 23 Quench with water (5) 26 Entertain, divert (5) 30 Novice driver (7)
31 Rappel down a rock face (6) 32 Fumble nervously (6)
34 Sir – Guinness, played Obi-wan Kenobi in Star Wars (4) 38 Second Greek letter (4)
44 Ice-cream flavour, extracted from an orchid pod (7) 45 Arabic nobleman (4) 48 Colour of debt (3) 49 Gaming cube (3)
50 Baby cat (6) 51 Hindsight (10) 53 Requires (5)
54 Lively (4)
55 Meadow, pasture (3) 59 Reddish orange plantbased dye (5)
60 Scarlett –, heroine of
Gone with the Wind (5) 62 Unusual, eccentric (5) 64 Medical emergency vehicle (9) 66 Box material (9) 68 Tyrannical ruler (6) 70 Custodian (6) 71 Arboreal marsupial ‘bear’ (5) 72 Astringent berry (5) 75 Large naval vessel (10) 79 Yoghurt-based Indian condiment (5)
81 Renowned (5)
82 Medieval shire official (5)
85 Spicy continental sausage (6)
86 Get better (7)
88 Javelin (5)
89 Solemn vow (4)
91 Surprising exclamation (3)
95 Chicken product (3)
96 Edgar Allan –, US author (3)
97 Stride through water (4)
99 Deep reddish purple (7)
101 Political commentator (6)
102 Not able to be sustained
or supported (9)
103 Spookily (6)
105 – Mouskouri, Greek singer (4)
106 Devilish, malevolent (8)
107 Lightly cooked, of meat (4)
108 Spotted dog breed originating
in a region of Croatia (9)
110 Toddler’s recreation
enclosure (7)
111 Word made from the letters
of another (7)
113 Betrothal (10)
115 Mode of speech (5)
118 Orchestra section featuring
horns (5)
120 Courtroom lawyer (9)
126 Inexperienced, naive (6)
128 Fuss, ado (6)
129 Two-piece swimsuit (6)
130 Having a practical or helpful
application (6)
132 Archetypal Australian (5)
134 Soothing balm or ointment (5)
136 – Degeneres, US TV host (5)
138 Fermented grape drink (4)
142 Tightly wound hairstyle (3)