SUPER CROSS
For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a crime thriller film featuring our pictured star (5,4) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Parcel string (5)
4 Giuseppe –, opera composer (5)
6 The Sound of –, family favourite film (5)
9 William –, Scottish hero of Braveheart (7)
12 Fizzy soft drink (4)
13 Army officer’s rank (5)
14 Moth and butterfly collector (13)
16 Sticky hair product (3)
17 Church or school fundraising gala (4)
18 Wear away (5)
19 Flexible-snouted tropical mammal (5)
23 Untidy state (4)
25 Hawaiian garland (3) 26 Haitian spiritual practice (6)
28 Male singing voice (5)
29 Bee colony (4)
30 Underground maze often used as a cemetery (9)
34 Swedish pop group which formed in 1972 (4)
36 Ornamental sphere (3)
38 Strong Italian coffee (8)
39 Let-off (8)
42 Burned remains (3)
43 Galvanising metal (4)
44 South American country, capital Georgetown (6)
45 Trouble, irritate (3)
46 Adherent of the third largest religion globally (5)
47 Fishing gear (6)
48 Local hotel bar (3)
50 – Gardner, silver screen diva (3)
51 Smooth, aerodynamic (5)
52 Picture made from small, coloured tiles (6)
54 Hint of colour (5)
56 38 across outlet (4)
58 Island of Scottish Inner Hebrides (4)
59 Nominal adjective (7) 62 Insect grub (5)
63 Make a mistake (3)
64 Elemental molecule (4)
66 – Hills, TV host (4)
67 Object of adoration (4)
68 Flower stalk (4)
71 Beer variety (3)
72 Whale’s tail fin (5)
73 and 79 across
Pictured actor (7,5)
75 Polish to a high sheen (4)
76 Major Hawaiian island (4)
79 See 73 across
82 Cricket team number (6)
83 Mouse button action (5)
84 Website address (1,1,1)
85 Deep sadness or distress (3)
86 Fruit variety (6)
88 Strength (5)
92 Enquire (3)
94 Shelled aquatic reptile (6)
96 Peruse text (4)
97 Crow call (3)
98 Capital of Finland (8)
101 New York stock exchange index (3,5)
103 – Child, Jack Reacher author (3)
104 Unclothed (4)
105 Thankfulness (9)
106 Basic football skill (4)
107 Expert, connoisseur (5)
110 Fencing exclamation (6)
114 Serpent (3)
116 Medical image (1-3)
118 Angry (5)
119 Gladiatorial venue (5)
121 Pleasant cooking smell (5)
122 Cloistered sister (3)
123 European principality between Austria and Switzerland (13)
125 Part of a list (4)
126 Extinct Mauritian bird (4)
127 Triumph (7)
128 – Chambers, singer/ songwriter (5)
129 24 Hours from –, 1964 Gene Pitney hit (5)
130 Roman goddess of love (5)
DOWN
1 Ketchup flavour (6)
2 – Watts, actress (5)
3 Conducted in secret (6)
4 Saint associated with romantic love (9)
5 Colour between blue and violet (6)
6 Linger sullenly (4)
7 Soft, napped leather (5)
8 Digital special effects in film and TV (1,1,1)
9 Hotel synonymous with 1972 US political scandal (9)
10 Divine messenger or guardian (5)
11 Choux pastry treat (6)
15 Long-running TV drama series, typically airing in the afternoon (4,5)
20 Football ground snack (3)
21 Penguin or seal breeding colony (7)
22 Supervise (7)
23 Large, orange and black butterfly species (7)
24 Ringo –, the Beatles’ drummer (5)
27 Capital of Ireland (6)
31 Illicit network for commerce (5,6)
32 Aircraft pilot’s compartment (7)
33 Wrench (7)
35 Clarified butter (4)
37 Bell in clock tower at London’s Houses of Parliament (3,3)
40 Play on words (3)
41 Tropical lizard native to the Americas (6)
47 Grace –, activist, artist and 2021 Australian of the Year (4)
49 Kebab cooking spike (6)
51 – Rogen, actor (4)
53 Fatty milk product (5)
55 Force of collision (6)
56 Young bovine (4) 57 Horseshoe maker and fitter (7)
60 Sporting squad (4)
61 Japanese deep-fried cuisine (7)
64 Mountains (4)
65 Fugitive from justice (6)
68 Black in heraldry (5)
69 Tall Parisian landmark (6,5)
70 Bill of fare (4)
71 Llama-like ruminant (6)
74 Fire, dismiss (4)
76 Responsibility (4)
77 Sherlock –, legendary literary sleuth (6)
78 Sharp, tart, of flavour (7)
80 George –, Nineteen Eighty-four author (6)
81 Foes (7)
86 – Chanel, 20th century fashion designer (4)
87 Not attached, as a wagon (9)
89 Firearm (3)
90 Holy group of three (7)
91 Four-wheeled carriage (6)
93 Table game with cues and coloured balls (7)
95 Formerly Van Diemen’s Land (8)
99 Word for word (9)
100 Reference list (5)
102 Blue-blossomed tree originally from South America (9)
108 Precise (5)
109 Driver’s GPS assistant (3-3)
111 Clothing storage unit (6)
112 Scandinavian coastal landforms (6)
113 Messenger deity in classical mythology (6)
115 Frantic alarm (5)
117 Historic test cricket trophy (5)
120 Reject, repudiate (4)
124 Large deer (3)
125 Drink-cooling cubes (3)