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For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of a thriller-sports film featuring our pictured star (7) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 Fine hair or down (5)
4 Naming words (5)
6 Taj –, Indian landmark (5)
9 Expertly, proficiently (7)
12 – dancer, 1960s club entertainer (2-2)
13 Take pleasure in (5)
14 Nacre (6-2-5)
16 A View – Kill, 1985
007 film (2,1)
17 Indian princess (4)
18 Energy, enthusiastic vitality (5)
19 Cut into cubes (5)
23 – Cell, synthpop duo (4)
25 Eastern Standard Time (1,1,1)
26 Pendant picture frame (6)
28 Treason, betrayal (10)
29 Licence to operate a branded business (9)
32 Calm, placid (6)
34 Magnetic compass direction (5)
35 Sparkling Italian wine (4)
37 –: Infinity War, superhero film (8)
40 Michael Stipe’s band (1.1.1.)
41 – and outs, details (3)
43 Second-hand (4)
44 Play on words (3)
45 Hatred (5)
46 Gooey and romantic (5)
47 Respect, regard (6)
48 Nintendo console (3)
49 Chandelier singer (3)
50 Run – of, get on the bad side of (5)
52 Attacked and pillaged (6)
54 Hominy (US) (5)
55 Savage, attack (4)
57 Region, zone (4)
58 – Fallin’ in Love, 2010
Usher hit (2,3,2)
62 Ingress (5)
63 See 50 down
64 Japanese noodle variety (4)
66 – Nights, fun. hit (4)
67 Grain-grinding facility (4)
68 Airborne dirt (4)
71 Consumed (3)
72 Gate or window fastener (5)
73 – Duo, Batman and Robin (7)
77 Salver (4)
78 Wide smile (4)
80 Amazon virtual assistant (5)
81 Richard –, former cricketer (6)
82 – Moon, Tatum O’neal film (5)
83 – Warhurst, radio announcer (3)
85 – Woman, Helen Reddy hit (1,2)
87 Big top entertainment (6)
89 Slackening (3-2)
93 – Giddish, Law and Order: SVU star (5)
94 We – the Champions, Queen anthem (3)
95 Bet required to join a hand of poker (4)
96 Popular edible fish (3)
97 Muhammad –, late boxing champion (3)
98 Windscreen cleaner (8)
101 – goreng, Indonesian dish (4)
102 Overweight (5)
104 Whittled (6)
106 Took back possession (9)
107 Pictured star (4,6)
110 Story published in instalments (6)
113 Be in debt (3)
115 Prestigious US college (4)
117 Dizzy with excitement (5)
119 Joe –, The Irishman actor (5)
121 – Mendoza, former Puerto Rican First Lady (4)
122 – tai, cocktail (3)
123 Difficult to pronounce sentence or phrase (6,7)
125 The – Gate, 1999 Johnny Depp thriller (5)
126 Fencing weapon (4)
127 Snuggled in (7)
128 Lid clasps (5)
129 Respected senior (5)
130 English county to the east of Cornwall (5)
DOWN
1 – Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street villain (6)
2 Turned to ice (5)
3 Currently (8)
4 In name only (7)
5 Picturesque (6)
6 Lunar satellite (4)
7 Semi-aquatic pachyderm (abbr.) (5)
8 Meadow, pasture (3)
9 Pocket money (9)
10 Church tax (5)
11 Fermentation aids (6)
15 Birthstones for February (9)
20 Town –, public announcer (5)
21 Clever aquatic mammal (7)
22 Heaven, in Greek mythology (7)
23 Stripes of colour (7)
24 City in Piedmont, Italy (5)
27 Works dough (6)
30 Flew a white flag (11)
31 Relative by marriage (2-3)
33 Prayer leader in a mosque (4)
36 Serenity, calm (9)
38 Telepathy (1,1,1)
39 – and Dolls, musical (4)
42 Performances for a single vocalist or musician (5)
44 Yearning (6)
47 Nobleman’s title (4)
50 and 63 across 2022 single by Harry Styles (2,2,3)
51 Set firmly in place (5)
53 Attracted (5)
54 Deity (3)
56 Wild, unbroken (7)
59 Talisman (4)
60 Grain drying chamber (4)
61 Suffer in the heat (7)
64 Forearm bone adjacent to the radius (4)
65 Life –, novel and film (2,2)
68 From the Netherlands (5)
69 Bring into alignment, normalise (11)
70 Personal communication device (5)
71 Athens landmark with several ancient temples (9)
74 Close at hand (4)
75 Eenie –, song by Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber (6)
76 US security department (1,1,1)
78 Jewels (4)
79 Of sight (5)
84 Ice sheet (4)
86 – Cyrus, Flowers singer (5)
87 Rugged rock (4)
88 Generous, selfless (9)
90 Harbour vessel (3)
91 Exact (7)
92 More just (6)
93 – Jenner, reality TV personality (7)
94 Loving, cherishing (7)
99 Not asked to attend (9)
100 Mournful poem (5)
103 Adjust, correct (5)
105 Vehicle’s distance gauge (8)
108 Fan (7)
109 Alison –, star of Flicka (6)
111 Set fire to (6)
112 Large constricting snake (6)
114 Legendary sagas (5)
116 – Tomlinson, former One Direction member (5)
118 That’s What –, Bruno Mars song (1,4)
120 – Redding, (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay singer (4)
124 To the – degree, utmost extent (3)