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SUPER CROSS

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For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a comedy drama film featuring our pictured star (7) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon. ACROSS

1 Tree on the flag of Lebanon (5) 4 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 6 Venetian waterway (5) 9 Greed (7)

12 Soybean curd (4) 13 Ceremonial table (5) 14 Game played in an alley (6,7) 15 Alcohol (5)

16 Prison (4)

17 Historical period (3) 18 Munch (5)

22 High musical register (4) 24 Faithful (5) 25 Commentato­r on current events (6)

27 Different, distinct (5) 28 Concept (4)

29 Of the middle ages (archaic) (9) 33 Cosmic cloud (6) 35 Facsimile, copy (7) 36 Cricket scoring unit (3) 37 Squid rings as food (8)

40 US spy organisati­on (1,1,1) 41 Wicked, sinful (4)

42 Golf score (3)

43 Local priest (5)

45 Fix, correct (5)

46 Lowland area (6)

47 Make a mistake (3)

48 Grotto (4)

49 Giuseppe –, opera composer (5) 50 Mythical youth who flew too near the sun (6) 52 Long-barrelled firearm (5) 53 – Armstrong, astronaut (4) 55 Celestial body (4)

56 Motor City, USA (7) 60 Welshman (coll.) (5)

61 – de Janeiro, Brazilian city (3) 62 – Cassar-daley, country music singer (4)

64 Wheel connector (4) 65 Deceptive stratagem (4) 66 Naming word (4) 68 Prepare hides as leather (3) 69 Food on a skewer (5) 70 Round of applause (7) 74 Statistica­l informatio­n (4) 75 Bell sound (4)

77 Force out (5)

78 Touring band’s crew member (6) 79 Unadorned (5)

80 Wind instrument (4) 82 Tummy muscles (abbr.) (3) 84 Young woman (6) 86 Quacking birds (5)

89 Greek island (5) 90 Dignitary (1,1,1)

91 Small amount (4) 92 Unfavourab­le (3)

93 Large South American rodent (8) 96 Sheep sound (3) 98 High-ranking naval commander (7)

100 Catherine the Great’s country (6)

101 Spike-heeled shoes (9)

102 Film spool (4)

103 Bout of indulgence (5)

105 Juicy citrus fruit (6)

109 Pulsate painfully (5)

111 Castle’s defensive ditch (4)

113 Land of the pharaohs (5)

115 Mysterious aircraft (1,1,1)

117 Require (4)

118 Private teacher (5)

119 Local area (13)

121 Airship (5)

122 – Fitzgerald, jazz and

blues singer (4)

123 Zagreb’s country (7)

124 – Armstrong, actress (5)

125 Fluctuate, become unsteady (5)

126 First side to move in chess (5)

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1 Opportunit­y (6) 2 Warning signal (5) 3 Humphrey –, actor (6) 4 Time-travel series starring 44 down (9)

5 Dried grape (6) 6 Havana’s country (4) 7 Turning post on a staircase (5) 8 Hawaiian garland (3) 9 Evita’s country (9) 10 Elephant tusk material (5) 11 – Brothers, early rock music duo (6)

15 Classical dancer (9) 19 Readily available, as beer (2,3) 20 State government leader (7) 21 Wrench (7) 22 Diplomatic advisor (7)

23 Last Greek letter (5) 26 Look-alike, stand-in (6)

30 Pedal which increases speed (11)

31 Intrepid (5) 32 Prestigiou­s US college (7) 34 – Mackillop, Australian saint (4) 38 Container top (3)

39 – Lisa, iconic portrait (4) 42 Financial gain (6) 44 Pictured actress (9,5) 46 Bridal face-covering (4) 48 Former name of Istanbul (14) 49 Block passage of a motion (4) 51 Bad-tempered, unfriendly (5) 52 Fishing pole (3)

54 Intense blaze (7) 57 Reflected sound (4) 58 Chestnut horse with flecks of grey (4)

59 Shake, as with fear (7) 62 Body of written material (4) 63 Miranda –, actress (4) 66 Lowest point (5) 67 Harmful solar radiation (11) 71 Prayer ending (4)

72 Frozen polar mass (3,3) 73 Tennis court divider (3) 75 Servile peasant (4)

76 Entry point, portal (7) 81 Unctuous (4)

83 Little (5)

84 Post (4)

85 Mystical sword in Arthurian legend (9)

86 Genetic code material (1,1,1) 87 Ben-hur racing vehicle (7) 88 Spanish afternoon nap (6) 89 Nightclub variety show (7) 90 Undead blood-sucker (7) 94 Southern region of Chile and 9 down (9)

95 Blossom (5)

97 – the Great, ancient conqueror (9)

99 Football code (5)

104 Radio interferen­ce (6)

106 Lacking width (6)

107 Odorous (6)

108 Basic dietary element (6)

110 Stylishly old-fashioned (5)

112 – Keddie, actress (5)

114 Pink and grey parrot (5)

116 Small horse (4)

120 Tattoo pigment (3)

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