SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a crime drama TV series featuring our pictured star (5,8) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Assumed identity (5) 4 Country headed by Narendra Modi (5) 6 More than enough (5) 9 Experienced worker (3,4) 12 Unsolicited internet content (4) 13 Shield of Zeus (5) 14 Principle of inheritance by the first born (13) 15 Computer desktop symbols (5) 16 Raise, bring up children (4) 17 Speak or perform without preparation (2-3) 21 School or church gala (4) 23 Scotland’s largest city (7) 24 Flowering shrub (6) 26 – Polo, medieval traveller (5) 27 Vessel’s steering post (4) 28 Puppet crafted by Geppetto (9) 32 Peter –, Spider-man’s secret identity (6) 34 Female sorceress (5) 35 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 36 Trainee, often unpaid (6) 39 Edible kernel (3) 40 Decorative footed vase (3) 41 Wide-mouthed pitcher (4) 42 Distress call (1,1,1) 43 – frogmouth, owl-like bird (5) 44 Thick, sweet sauce (5) 45 Church oration (6) 46 Set, become semi-solid (3) 47 Write with a keyboard (4) 48 Perhaps (5) 50 Historical Scottish outlaw and folk hero (3,3) 52 – Goodrem, singer (5) 53 Young bovine (4) 55 Swedish pop group formed in 1972 (4) 56 Wagerer, punter (7) 60 Sailing vessel (5) 61 Chook product (3) 62 Joan –, rock singer (4) 64 Mama –, 1960s folk singer (4) 66 Delicate, intricate textile (4) 67 Ready money (4) 69 – Buttrose, media executive (3) 70 – Firth, actor (5) 72 Junior surf life savers (7) 76 Baghdad’s country (4) 77 Citrus peel as a cooking ingredient (4) 79 Assured balance (5) 80 Violin used in country or folk music (6) 81 Simple cake served with tea (5) 82 Torso bones (4) 84 Tattoo pigment (3) 86 Ornamental Japanese tree (6) 88 Replacement doctor (5) 91 Nickname of music industry identity Ian Meldrum (5) 92 Golf score (3) 93 Forearm bone (4) 94 – Wasikowska, actress (3) 95 – Tyler, actress (3) 96 Jewish nation established in 1948 (6) 98 Clark –, actor (5) 100 Japanese noodle soup (5) 102 Portable computer with a folding screen (6) 103 Twill or worsted fabric (9) 104 – 500, iconic US motor race (4) 105 Hard, dark wood (5) 107 No particular person (6) 111 Historical Spanish treasure ship (7) 113 – Mcgregor, actor (4) 115 Force out (5) 118 Salt Lake City’s state (4) 119 Sky blue (5) 120 Dissociative identity disorder (13) 122 Lucid, transparent (5) 123 Peril, potential for loss (4) 124 Montgomery’s state (7) 125 Pork product served for breakfast (5) 126 Give up (5) 127 Annoying, meddlesome (5)
DOWN
1 James Cameron sci-fi epic (6) 2 Legal excuse (5) 3 Sandwich filling such as Vegemite or peanut butter (6) 4 Unwise (9) 5 Single-celled organism (6) 6 Highest point (4) 7 Number divisible only by one and itself (5) 8 Large flightless bird (3) 9 Beset by weeds and unkempt vegetation (9) 10 On the way (5) 11 Repudiate (6) 15 Easily annoyed, ill-tempered (9) 18 Smallest amount (5) 19 Roman god of wine and revelry (7) 20 Parasitic fish (7) 21 Horseshoe maker and fitter (7) 22 Select coterie (5) 25 US basketball team based in Los Angeles (6) 29 More than can be counted (11) 30 Golfer’s stroke (5) 31 Dame Margot –, ballerina (7) 33 Render senseless (4) 37 Spinal –, parody heavy metal rock group (3) 38 Red gemstone (4) 42 Skirace over a zig-zag course (6) 45 Medieval rural peasant (4) 47 Cheap and in poor taste (5) 48 Pedestrian shopping strip (4) 49 Come into view (6) 51 Bread leavening culture (5) 52 Canine companion (3) 54 – Macquarie, Australian colonial administrator (7) 57 Bluish green (4) 58 Johann Sebastian –, baroque composer (4) 59 Settle a dispute (7) 62 Military vehicle, now an SUV brand (4) 63 Le – de France, major cycling race (4) 65 Big-top entertainment (6) 67 – Richard, veteran UK pop singer (5) 68 Nordic region in Europe (11) 71 Student’s lecture jottings (5) 73 Bishop of Rome (4) 74 Medicinal drink (6) 75 Observe (3) 77 Nought (4) 78 Versatile synthetic material, plastic (7) 83 – Strait, body of water north of Tasmania (4) 85 – G, easy-listening saxophonist (5) 86 Coastal bird (4) 87 Queen of Camelot (9) 88 Meadow (3) 89 and 90 down Pictured actor (7,6) 91 Black and white birds (7) 92 Story illustrating a moral principle (7) 96 Asian nation on the equator (9) 97 Effective distance (5) 99 Personal security operative (9)
101 Ground meat (5) 106 Tropical American lizard (6) 108 Fish-eating raptor (6) 109 – longue, seat for reclining (6) 110 Tempestuous (6) 112 – Linney, actress (5) 114 – Day, April 25th (5) 116 Dame – Andrews, actress and singer (5) 117 Style of cricket bowling (4) 121 Distribution centre (3)
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