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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 sci-fi epic film featuring our pictured star (6:3,3,2,5) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.

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ACROSS

1 Grown-up (5)

4 Trojan War epic (5) 6 Foamy lather (5) 9 Charles III’S queen consort (7) 12 Shakespear­e’s river (4) 13 Ash –, retired tennis champ (5) 14 Opposite sides of a personalit­y (6,3,4) 16 Tradie’s vehicle (3) 17 Adhesive compound (4) 18 Indian stringed instrument (5) 19 Mystical pagan symbols (5) 23 Loch –, Scottish monster’s home (4)

25 Append (3)

26 Energy source, generator (6) 28 Move furtively (5) 29 Camera stock (4) 30 Licence to operate a branded business (9) 34 Border, rim (4)

36 Young goat (3) 38 Decorative foliage (8) 39 Judicial committee (4) 41 Possess (3) 42 Nocturnal raptor (3)

43 Toy building-block brand (4) 45 Maiden name of Meghan Mountbatte­n-windsor, Duchess of Sussex (6) 46 Large deer (3) 47 Exclamatio­n of enthusiast­ic appreciati­on (5) 48 Andrew –, TV presenter known for in-depth interviews (6)

49 Pod vegetable (3) 51 Artificial colour (3) 52 – Keddie, actress (5) 53 Italian mister (6)

55 – Butler, Gone With the

Wind protagonis­t (5) 57 Luxuriate in warmth of the sun (4)

59 Midday (4) 60 Gastronomi­c aficionado (7) 63 First choice squad (1-4) 64 Spell, enchantmen­t (3) 65 Without delay (1,1,1,1) 67 If I Could Turn Back Time singer and Moonstruck actress (4) 68 Shapely fruit (4) 69 Waterfront facility (4) 72 and 74 across Pictured actress (3,7) 73 Staircase turning post (5) 74 See 72 across 76 Greenish blue (4) 77 Responsibi­lity (4)

80 Telly Savalas’ 1970s TV detective (5) 83 Australian motor vehicle make (6)

84 Bonnie’s partner in crime (5) 85 Crow or raven’s call (3) 86 Encountere­d (3)

87 Take away (6) 89 Superior, distant (5) 93 Hairpiece (3)

95 Dusty old spider trap (6) 97 Golf club used for approach shots (4) 98 Satchel (3) 99 American football (8) 102 Well-off, conspicuou­sly wealthy (8)

104 Calm centre of a storm (3) 105 Slightly open (4) 106 Demonic deity (9)

107 Delta –, 1973 Helen Reddy hit (4) 108 Fastidious­ly groom oneself (5)

111 Option (6) 115 Conclusion (3)

117 Story (4)

119 10 down crime series (5) 120 On many occasions (5) 122 Perform better than (5) 123 Small hotel (3)

124 Son’s wife (8-2-3) 126 Radiate light (4)

127 Small case, as for sewing items (4)

128 Excitedly anxious or fearful (7) 129 Sharpened (5)

130 Cute aquatic mammal (5) 131 Petrified resin (5)

DOWN

1 Reddish brown hair colour (6)

2 River of forgetfuln­ess (5) 3 Stylish and graceful (6) 4 Medical administra­tion with a needle (9) 5 Timothy –, 1980s James Bond actor (6) 6 Achievemen­t (4) 7 Golden –, nostalgic favourite (5)

8 Dried grass used as bedding (3)

9 Rise in musical intensity (9) 10 – Linney, actress (5) 11 Order of business in a meeting (6)

15 – Alexander, cookery author (9) 20 Cloistered sister (3) 21 Haughty, confident gait (7) 22 High-ranking naval commander (7) 23 Rhinoplast­y surgery (4,3) 24 Ill-tempered and dismissive in tone (5) 27 – Riseboroug­h, actress (6) 31 Unpremedit­ated (11) 32 Captain (7)

33 Sound of body and mind (7) 35 Open pastry treat (4) 37 Harm, injury (6) 40 Coastal inlet (3) 44 Russian spirit (5) 48 Office or classroom table (4) 50 Grammatica­l element attached to the front of a word (6) 52 Elementary particle (4) 54 Cricket bowler’s approach (3-2) 56 Perceived jinx or bad omen (6)

57 Local magistrate (4) 58 Russian grasslands (7) 61 The –, Dwayne Johnson’s profession­al wrestling persona (4) 62 Boundary restart in football (5-2) 65 Dry (4)

66 – Seyfried, actress (6) 69 Dry riverbed or roadside channel (5) 70 Medieval Holy Roman Emperor (11) 71 Expression of lament (4) 72 Swiss city (6)

75 – Skywalker, Jedi Knight (4) 77 A single time (4)

78 With a rising motion (6) 79 Events in the past, proverbial­ly best left there (7)

81 Random or disorderly arrangemen­t (6) 82 Cooking facility (7)

87 Red gemstone (4)

88 One taking justice into their own hands (9) 90 Rowing blade (3) 91 Funds required for business or commerce (7) 92 Ketchup flavour (6) 94 Non-believer (7) 96 Decisive battle in the Napoleonic Wars (8) 100 From Reykjavik (9) 101 Nomadic Arctic people (5) 103 Grass-cutting machine (4,5) 109 Computer communicat­ion (5) 110 Removal or lessening of discomfort (6) 112 Rainbow colour between blue and violet (6) 113 Garry Mcdonald’s Mother

and Son character (6) 114 Kebab stick (6)

116 – Reed, It’s a Wonderful

Life actress (5) 118 Lindsay –, Mean Girls actress (5) 121 Unwanted plant (4) 125 Expression of distaste (3) 126 Fitness training facility (3)

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