SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a historical drama film featuring our pictured star (3,4,4) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Embalmed body (5)
4 Flour grain (5)
6 Desert beast of burden (5) 9 Language of the Philippines (7) 12 Eric –, actor (4)
13 Welsh dog breed, favoured by the Queen (5)
14 Given to belief in mysterious phenomena (13)
15 Danger (5)
16 Raucous party (4) 17 Damage, disfigure (3) 18 Snow leopard (5) 22 Humanities area of university study (4) 24 Reference list (5) 25 Sparkly Christmas decoration (6) 27 Questionable, suspicious (5) 28 Taj Mahal location (4) 29 Sleeveless jacket (9) 33 Pleasant wind (6) 35 Fragrant pale purple flower (5) 36 Student (5)
37 Babe Ruth’s sport (8) 40 Hip-hop vocal style (3) 41 – Nicodemou, actress (3) 42 Wide-mouthed jug (4) 43 Chum (3)
44 Prestigious London newspaper (5)
46 Madrid’s country (5) 47 Surgical piercing tool (6) 48 Score of zero (3) 49 Flat-topped hill (4) 50 Acceptable to Islamic custom (5) 51 Religious fanatic (6) 53 Name used by Australian author Andrew Barton Paterson (5)
54 – Garland, legendary entertainer (4)
56 Sculpted portrait (4) 57 Hamlet’s tragic lover (7) 61 Drinking dedication (5) 62 – Farrow, actress (3) 63 Fronded plant (4)
65 Mown expanse of grass (4) 66 Honolulu’s Hawaiian island (4) 67 Pet parasite (4) 70 Enthusiastic follower (3) 71 Discernment (5) 72 Shortfall (7)
76 Long, arduous journey (4) 77 Uncovered (4)
79 Small rodent (5)
80 Funeral vehicle (6) 81 Numerical comparison (5) 82 Delicate fabric trim (4) 84 Patriotic American uncle (3) 86 Owing, particularly money (2,4)
88 and 91 across
Pictured actress (5,5) 92 Sadness, despair (3) 93 Language spoken in India and Pakistan (4)
94 Artificial colour (3)
95 Lettuce variety (3)
96 Large Australian parrot (8)
99 Passionate ballroom dance (5)
101 Private teacher (5)
103 Having a practical or
helpful application (6)
104 Prone to annoyance (9)
105 As well (4)
106 Line for service (5)
108 Pause or break in activity (6)
112 Soup serving spoon (5)
114 Sunrise direction (4)
116 Edible root vegetable (5)
118 Health retreat (3)
120 Welsh vegetable (4)
121 Family’s heraldic emblem (5)
122 Lively Scottish Dance (8,5)
124 Italian city associated with a
mysterious shroud (5)
125 Object of adoration (4)
126 Large Indonesian island (7)
127 Perhaps (5)
128 – Doolittle, heroine of
My Fair Lady (5)
129 Violent confrontation (5)
DOWN
1 Emmanuel –,
French President (6) 2 Sorcery (5)
3 Yellow fruit (6) 4 Post-meal chore (7–2) 5 Edgar Rice-burroughs character (6)
6 – Blanchett, actress (4) 7 Engine (5)
8 – Sayer, singer (3)
9 Body of water between Australia and
New Zealand (6,3) 10 Tempted, enticed (5) 11 Large group of stars (6) 15 Eponymous Queen of the Desert movie bus (9)
19 Sam –, actor (5) 20 Adhering to a moral code (7) 21 Horse lodgings (7) 22 Branch of mathematics (7) 23 Stylish, dapper (5) 26 Britney –, pop music diva (6) 30 Farming (11)
31 Circus buffoon (5) 32 Kitchen flipping utensil (7) 34 Catch sight of (4)
38 Male child (3)
39 Soft French cheese (4) 43 Statue base (6)
45 Armed citizens’ organisation (7) 47 Indolent (4)
49 Spanish rum cocktail (6) 50 Wolf call (4)
52 Giant (5) 53 Surprising exclamation (3) 55 Carbon-based gemstone (7) 58 Public opinion survey (4) 59 – Fitzgerald, jazz and blues diva (4)
60 Loss of memory (7) 63 Japanese mountain (4) 64 Indian princess (4) 67 Game played with a dog (5) 68 Ireland (7,4)
69 Abate, flow back (6) 70 Lever’s pivot point (7) 73 Fear of missing out (init) (4) 74 Shipboard holiday (6) 75 Bind with string or rope (3) 77 Trouser strap (4) 78 Celebrity (7) 83 Commander of
HM Bark Endeavour (4) 85 Disposition of Robin Hood’s men (5)
86 Minor skin irritation (4) 87 Capital of Romania (9) 88 Type of aircraft engine (3) 89 Extended dry spell (7) 90 Shout of discovery (6) 91 Curved pirate sword (7) 92 Surfer or diver’s rubberised garment (7)
97 Small Mexican dog breed (9)
98 Sky blue (5)
100 Fond reverence
for the past (9)
102 Hitchhiking digit (5)
107 Casual trousers (6)
109 Matter of minimal
importance (6)
110 Minor earthquake (6)
111 Mid-morning meal, often a social
engagement (6) 113 Sleeping vision (5) 115 Inane (5)
117 Regular, expected (5) 119 – Boleyn, second wife of
Henry VIII (4)
123 Fitness facility (3)