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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 TV series featuring our pictured star (3,4,2,2) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.

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ACROSS

1 Dwelling, residence (5) 4 Large group of insects (5) 6 Punctuatio­n mark (5) 9 Reykjavik’s country (7) 12 Galvanisin­g metal (4) 13 Cheap wine (5) 14 Proven to be genuine (13) 16 Local hotel bar (3) 17 Ursine creature (4) 18 Earthy pigment (5) 19 Chocolate substitute (5) 23 Make a reservatio­n (4) 25 Tennis court divider (3) 26 Chinese exercise regimen (3,3)

28 French farewell (5) 29 Soft cheese (4)

30 At the core, fundamenta­lly (2,7)

34 and 43 across,

Pictured actress (4) 36 Conclusion (3) 38 Lycanthrop­e (8) 39 Stage-name of Stefani Germanotta (4,4) 42 Vietnamese soup (3)

43 see 34 across (4) 44 Japanese unarmed combat style (6)

45 For what reason (3) 46 Expunge, wipe clear (5) 47 Wool clippers (6)

48 – Sayer, singer (3) 50 Meadow, pasture (3) 51 Out of practice (5) 52 Decorative trim, periphery (6)

54 Grind together, as teeth (5) 56 Persistent pain (4) 58 Basketball ring (4) 59 Creamy dairy dessert topping (7) 62 Alternate name of jack in lawn bowls (5) 63 Historical period (3) 64 Fine, acceptable (4) 66 Homer Simpson’s beer brand (4)

67 – Fisher, actress (4)

68 Participat­e in a game (4) 71 Adult male (3) 72 Recurring sequence of events (5) 73 Adjoining bathroom (2,5) 75 Rope securing arrangemen­t (4) 76 Burial chamber (4) 79 – Knightley, actress (5) 82 Grim –, death personifie­d (6)

83 Cetacean (5)

84 Simple melody (3) 85 Debt memo (1,1,1) 86 Spiritual retreat (6) 88 Savoury gelatin dish (5) 92 Joe Biden’s country (3) 94 Sign of the fish (6) 96 Prevalent, widespread (4) 97 Massage (3)

98 Herbal symbol of remembranc­e (8) 101 Golfer’s proficienc­y rating (8)

103 Take legal action (3) 104 Bucket (4) 105 Discounted drinks period at a bar (5,4) 106 Letters inscribed on plaque nailed to Christ’s cross (1,1,1,1) 107 Bottomless pit (5) 110 High-flying mythical youth (6)

114 Tummy muscles (3) 116 Digital storage medium (4) 118 – Bannister, four minute mile runner (5) 119 Indicate direction (5) 121 Japanese assassin (5) 122 Hawaiian garland (3) 123 Pedestrian access to opposite side of a road (5,8) 125 Ancient harp (4) 126 Fencing weapon (4) 127 Army officer’s rank (7) 128 Velocity (5) 129 Ceremonial table (5) 130 Surname of Dickens’ Oliver (5)

DOWN

1 Llama like ruminant (6) 2 Australian wild canine (5) 3 Split in two (6)

4 Bird deterrent figure (9) 5 Breakfast mixture of grains, seeds and fruit (6) 6 – Blanchett, actress (4) 7 Overtly masculine (5) 8 Cultural pursuit (3)

9 Bali’s country (9) 10 Trembling poplar (5) 11 Formal argument (6) 15 Cover-up, as of scandal or corruption (9) 20 Fishing pole (3) 21 Colonial conflict during which Breaker Morant is set (4,3)

22 Ability to move unseen (7) 23 Mollusc with a hinged shell (7)

24 – Rogers, country balladeer (5)

27 Grand –, natural wonder in

92 across (6) 31 Commander of Endeavour, landed in Botany Bay, 1770 (7,4)

32 Marker of danger (3,4) 33 From the United Kingdom (7)

35 Ian –, Cold Chisel guitarist (4)

37 – Fanning, actress (6)

40 – Lipa, pop diva (3) 41 Language of ancient Scotland or Ireland (6) 47 Strongbox for valuables (4) 49 Shortsight­edness (6) 51 Large flightless bird (4) 53 Vacant, void (5)

55 Of the nervous system (6) 56 Egyptian looped cross (4) 57 Dedicated emergency phone service (7)

60 Neat, well ordered (4) 61 Common law partner (2,5) 64 Honolulu’s island (4)

65 Hindu deity’s earthly incarnatio­n (6) 68 Casino card game (5) 69 Fear of open public spaces (11)

70 Doing word (4)

71 R&B music label founded in Detroit (6) 74 Japanese rice wine (4) 76 Streetcar (4)

77 Desert illusion (6) 78 Leonardo –, renaissanc­e genius (2,5)

80 Flowers painted by Vincent van Gogh (6) 81 Apart (7)

86 Out of place, misaligned (4) 87 Athenian hilltop location of the Parthenon (9) 89 Green pod vegetable (3) 90 Crossword with coded clues (7)

91 Angola and Zambia’s continent (6)

93 – Flu, 1918-’19 pandemic (7) 95 Large semi-aquatic South American guinea pig (8) 99 Crumbed cut of meat, usually veal or chicken breast (9)

100 Shape (5)

102 Small pistol (9) 108 Saturated, limp with moisture (5) 109 Pungent bulb said to deter vampires (6)

111 Body of water parted by Moses in Exodus (3,3) 112 Caitlyn –, formerly Bruce, father of TV stars Kylie and Kendall (6)

113 Pressing (6) 115 Overflow (5)

117 Shovel (5)

120 – Pitt, actor (4)

124 Public transport vehicle (3) 125 Legal regulation (3)

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