SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a satirical comedic drama series featuring our pictured star (3,5) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Festive or celebratory gathering (5)
4 Ponder (5) 6 Stoneworker (5)
9 Witty comeback (7)
12 – Fonda, actress (4) 13 Latin ballroom dance (5) 14 Chocolates and lollies (13) 15 Russian pancake (5) 16 Johann Sebastian –, baroque composer (4) 17 Lumberjack’s 125 across (3) 18 As above (5)
22 Military dining hall (4) 24 Heavenly messenger or guardian (5)
25 Wolflike (6) 27 Supernatural being (5) 28 Greenish shade of blue (4) 29 Disappearing (9) 33 Two-piece swimsuit (6) 35 Period of time (5) 36 Drama with sung dialogue (5) 37 Attractive and engaging personality (8) 40 Gratuity (3)
41 – Sayer, singer (3) 42 Shopping complex (4) 43 Fuss (3)
44 – Ronstadt, singer (5) 46 World-weariness (5) 47 Sheep’s coat (6)
48 – Lanning, cricketer (3) 49 Divine aura (4)
50 Bet (5)
51 – Simpson, late Duchess of Windsor (6)
53 Traffic accident (5) 54 Nobleman’s rank (4)
56 Flat, apartment (4) 57 Greek huntress deity (7) 61 Within the law (5) 62 Tummy muscles (3) 63 Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) 65 Monk’s hood (4)
66 Stare lasciviously (4) 67 Solemn vow (4) 70 US crime-fighting organisation (1,1,1) 71 Remove hair with a razor (5) 72 TV or radio aerial (7) 76 Ripped (4)
77 Shapely fruit (4)
80 Wide river mouth (5) 81 Strip of bacon (6)
82 Rome’s country (5)
83 Cattle as draught animals (4)
84 Unit of electrical resistance (3)
86 Holy, blessed (6)
88 Humorous in effect (5)
91 Military trumpet (5)
92 Play on words (3)
93 Norway’s capital (4)
94 Score of nothing (3)
95 Romance, court (3)
96 Done over again (8)
99 Dance in 3:4 time (5)
101 Keith –, musician (5)
103 Jewish state established
in 1948 (6)
104 Resident of the Big Apple (3,6) 105 Let –, final Beatles studio
album (2,2)
106 Melbourne river (5)
108 Confer religious orders
upon (6)
112 Anna Spyri’s alpine orphan (5)
114 Soft feathers or fur (4)
116 Petrol additive (5)
118 Pirate spirit (3)
120 Symbol (4)
121 Annoyed, agitated (5)
122 Sea between Africa and
Europe (13)
124 Facial hair (5)
125 Worker’s utensil (4)
126 Lunar phase (3,4)
127 Lady’s wallet (5)
128 American cattle station (5)
129 Avoid work or responsibility (5)
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1 Satirical imitation (6) 2 Himalayan region under Chinese administration (5) 3 Japanese condiment (6) 4 Manner of performing an action (9) 5 Maintain pace (4,2) 6 Apocryphal tale, legend (4) 7 Cake served with tea (5) 8 Name before marriage (3) 9 Payments to an author based on sales (9) 10 Golfer’s stroke (5) 11 Suitable for consumption (6) 15 Inflatable seaside toy (9) 19 Commonplace and inconsequential (5)
20 Shakespeare’s Moor of Venice (7) 21 Montgomery’s state in USA (7) 22 From ‘south of the border’ in US parlance (7)
23 Ringo –, the Beatles’ drummer (5)
26 Frozen spike (6) 30 Amsterdam’s country (11) 31 Biblical song (5)
32 Study of animals (7) 34 Fencing weapon (4) 38 Mahershala –, actor (3) 39 Tropical American lizard (6) 43 Appalled, shocked (6) 45 Edgy, uneasy (7) 47 Domestic birds (4)
50 Idle fancy (4)
52 Indian stringed instrument (5) 53 Yum –, Chinese dining style (3)
54 and 70 down Pictured actress (4,7) 55 Trappings of monarchy (7) 58 Latvia’s capital (4) 59 Engrave (4)
60 Reclaim abandoned cargo (7) 63 Compulsion (4) 64 Bridging width (4)
67 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 68 Classical muse of dance (11) 69 Ursine creature (4)
70 See 54 down
73 Neat, well-ordered (4) 74 Hero of Trafalgar (6)
75 – Gardner, actress (3) 77 Nudge, poke (4) 78 Tree-lined thoroughfare (6) 79 Showy solo at the end of a concerto (7)
85 A.A. –, Winnie the Pooh creator (5)
86 Stitched (4) 87 Proverbial worm-getter (5,4) 88 Feline creature (3) 89 Wisconsin’s state capital (7) 90 Joseph –, Heart of Darkness author (6)
91 Delivering the ball in cricket (7)
92 Decorative feathers (7)
97 Plum-like fruit (9)
98 In front (5)
100 Minotaur’s maze (9)
102 Tree with twigs used as a rod
for punishment (5)
107 River Styx boatman (6)
109 Illicit romance (6)
110 Haitian spiritual practice (6) 111 Heavy liquid residue (6) 113 Relative by marriage (2-3) 115 H2O (5)
117 Slightly adjust alignment (5) 119 At liberty (4) 123 Quick swim (3)