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SUPER CROSS

For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a drama mystery film featuring our pictured star (3,8) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.

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ACROSS

1 Hinged BBQ utensils (5) 4 Stevie –, Fleetwood Mac singer (5)

6 – Springfiel­d, 1960s UK singer (5)

9 Lowest quantity (7) 12 Retail transactio­n (4) 13 Academy Award statuette (5) 14 On-eye optical aids (7,6) 15 Peanut-flavoured sauce (5) 16 Sodium chloride (4) 17 Destructiv­e chaos (5) 21 Meat from cattle (4) 23 Spiny anteater (7) 24 Largest of the United States (6)

26 Sink or decline (5) 27 – Neeson, Taken actor (4) 28 Thoroughbr­ed trained for the track (9)

32 Cut or split into two equal parts (6)

34 Foot lever (5)

35 Model of perfection (5) 36 One or the other (6) 38 1980s Norwegian pop group (1-2)

39 Arabic nobleman (4) 40 Limousine driver (9) 41 River of the Underworld (4)

42 Late star of Rebel Without a Cause (5,4)

44 Harper –, author of To Kill a Mockingbir­d (3) 45 Archer’s projectile (5) 47 Still and clear, of water (6) 49 First choice squad (1-4) 50 Bottom of foot or shoe (4) 52 Trendy cabbage variety (4) 53 Pepper variety (7) 57 Shut (5)

58 Disfigure or deface (3) 59 Parramatta NRL team (4) 61 – Elliott, champion middle distance runner (4) 62 Slightly open (4)

63 Keyboard error (4) 65 Female pronoun (3) 66 Sixth sign of the Zodiac (5) 67 Dirty –, 1987 Patrick Swayze movie (7) 71 Wordless performer (4) 72 Vagrant wanderer (4) 75 Roman goddess of love (5) 76 Jamaican music style (6) 77 Northanger –, Jane Austen novel (5)

78 Angler’s pole (3) 80 Formula One race (5,4) 83 Adjoin, lean against (4) 86 Small paddle boat (5) 87 Colour (3)

88 – Wintour, fashion icon (4) 89 – Vardalos, actress (3) 90 – Lovelace, programmer (3) 91 School or sports team jacket (6) 93 Fundamenta­l (5) 95 Vehicle drawn by horses or oxen (5)

97 – Colman, actress (6) 98 Self-serving deciet or falsehood (9)

99 Ready to eat, of fruit (4) 100 Reddened with anger (5) 102 Unmatched (6)

106 La Paz’s South American republic (7)

108 Lightly cooked, of steak (4) 110 Indian musical instrument (5) 113 Endorse with an autograph (4) 114 Regular, commonplac­e (5) 115 Supportive or inspiratio­nal backing (13)

117 Gin mixer (5) 118 Indigenous people of northern Japan (4) 119 Inspire love (7)

120 Dour, uninviting (5) 121 Lord Alan –, businessma­n featured on reality show The Apprentice (5) 122 – Minogue, pop music diva (5)

DOWN

1 Sporting prize (6)

2 Bat or bird droppings used as fertiliser (5) 3 Large star system (6) 4 Small peach-like fruit (9) 5 Section of a poem (6) 6 Official obligation (4) 7 – Khan, fearsome tiger in The Jungle Book (5) 8 Affirmativ­e answer (3) 9 European soldier such as Athos, Porthos or Aramis in the works of Alexandre Dumas (9) 10 Silenced (5) 11 Distress call (6) 15 Students’ daily transport (6,3) 18 Authorised, substantia­ted (5) 19 Duchess of Cornwall (7) 20 Casino patron (7) 21 Power storage unit (7) 22 Sudden burst of light (5) 25 Britney –, embattled pop music diva (6) 29 Bard of Avon (11) 30 Enchantmen­t, hex (5) 31 Cost of plane travel (7) 33 Farm storage building (4) 37 Historical period (3) 40 Crunchy stalk vegetable (6) 42 Pictured actress (7,8) 43 – Macpherson, model (4) 45 Prayer ending (4) 46 Decisive 1815 battle in Napoleonic Wars (8) 48 Frock (5)

49 National public TV and radio network (1,1,1) 51 Dancer or gymnast’s garment (7) 54 Nautical salutation (4) 55 Reflected sound (4) 56 Trade restrictio­n (7)

59 – Bana, actor (4) 60 Mown grass (4)

63 East –, Dili’s republic (5)

64 Seed-filled fruit (11) 68 Dark shade of blue (4) 69 Pay no attention (6) 70 Vapour (3)

72 Plant yielding versatile fibre (4)

73 Banded quartz (4) 74 State of being away said to make the heart grow fonder (7) 79 Intoxicate­d, sozzled (5) 80 Train running between Adelaide and Darwin via Alice Springs (4) 81 Fearless stunt performer (9)

82 Type of wind said to blow no good (3)

84 Art and music style of the 16th century (7) 85 Sesame seed paste (6) 86 Nightclub variety show (7) 87 Fictional town in the series Stranger Things (7) 91 Pirate (9) 92 Ceremonial table or platform (5)

94 Jesus Christ –, Biblical rock opera (9)

96 Milled corn (5)

101 Of an angle between 90 and 180 degrees (6) 103 Borough of New York City east of Brooklyn (6) 104 Tropical marine mammal (6) 105 Child-minding group (6) 107 – Linney, Ozark actress (5) 109 Moulin –, iconic Parisian nightclub (5) 111 Humorous double meaning (5)

112 Tree’s outer layer (4) 116 Young bear (3)

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