MONSTER CROSS

HOW TO WIN...

The theme of this

Monstercross is the name Jack, and all the highlighted picture clues refer to this topic. When you’ve lled in the whole puzzle, the letters in the lilac squares, reading left to right and top to bottom, will spell an answer related to the puzzle theme.Write this answer on the entry coupon.

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Smallest particle (4) 6 Rescue from danger (4) 7 Medic (coll.) (3) 8 Zsa Zsa ---, actress (5) 9 Dry (4) 10 Rubbish (4) 11 Hard outer portion of a loaf of bread (5) 92 Hit the slopes (3) 93 Need to scratch (4) 95 Chain armour (4) 96 Yummy (5) 97 Tree branch (4) 103 Arctic house (5) 105 Accused’s defence (5) 106 Historic period (3) 108 Most heroic (7) 110 Widely and often unfavourably known, infamous (9)

112 Jack ---, playing card

in box C (2,6) 114 Thick (5) 115 Blacksmith’s iron

block (5) 116 Oak nut (5) 118 Musical instrument

with keys (5) 120 Pre-cook (7) 121 Evict (4) 124 Meat retailer (4) 125 Distrust (7) 126 --- Jack, UK ag (5) 127 Get out of ---, leave or

depart (5) 128 Japanese horseradish

relish (6) 129 Descend a cliff via a

rope and harness (6)

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84 Initial, primary (5) 85 Dr Seuss character that 86 ruined Christmas (6) 87 Pastry shop (6) 88 Heckles, boos (5) 90 Tusk material (5) 91 Ancient Asian city (7) Flows back (4)

Dutch cheese (4) One-eyed giant (7) Ways out (5) Come in (5) Useful quality (5) Dwelling (5) Flat Italian bread (8) Priest (9) Jack-o’---, carved vegie in box A (7) Text message acronym (1,1,1) Mutineer (5) Strain (5) 2.54 centimetres (4) Pack leader (5) Prayer ending (4) Stubborn person (4) Broadcast on TV (3) Be of use (5) Time of prosperity (4) Kate ---, singer (4) Search thoroughly (5) Sense of self (3)

Defrost (4)

Computer symbol (4) Jack ---, actor in box B (9) Small island (4) Relatives (3) Saddle foothold (7) Meeting time (11)

Jewish leader (5)

R2D2 or WALL-E, eg (5) Clearing in a forest (5) Divide in two (5) Stylish (11) Crimes against the state (7) Have title to (3) Whirlpool (4)

Strict (9)

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Allegorical tale (5) Jack ---, long-eared hare in box D (6) Optical device for viewing distant objects (9)

Bottle spirit that grants wishes (5)

Exactly alike (9)

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That man’s (3)

Steal, plunder (3) Cheerio, ta-ta (3)

All together, as one (2,5) Large boat (5)

Noisy construction drill in box E (10)

Gift said to be granted by kissing the Blarney stone (9)

--- O’Neill, Olympic swimmer (5)

Marine shell sh that sticks to the side of a ship’s hull (8)

Crowd puller (8) Brussels’ country (7) Pimple problem (4) Celebration, festival (4) Word meaning the opposite of another (7) Finger joints (8)

Desert, leave (7)

Fake nail material (7) Physically inert drug (7) Wolfgang --- Mozart, composer (7)

In atable party item (7) Sponges off, freeloads (coll.) (7) Building block (5) Contend with (7) Comprehensive volume (7)

Unwilling to wait (9)

Ape species native to Borneo (9)

Headache tablet (7) Bright, striking (7)

Sook (7)

Orator (7)

Delicacy of execution, artfulness (7)

Engraving with acid (7) Herb ---,Australian athlete (7) 69 76 78

Roof supports (7) Wanderer (5) Leonardo ---,

Italian artist (2,5) Tempted, enticed (7) Tennis bat (7) Renders null and void, cancels out (7) Ambassador’s place of work (7)

Jack Russell ---, small breed of dog in box F (7)

Fee paid for a lawyer’s services (8) --- Jack, bounding exercise in box G (7) Animal’s natural environment (7)

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100 Large meatballs (8) 101 Adorn (8)

102 Waterloo and Mamma Mia! music group (4)

104 Former name of St

Petersburg (9)

107 Greek goddess of

love and beauty (9) 109 Italian appetiser (9) 111 Plain to see,

hardly subtle (7)

113 Fondle (6)

114 Tricked, conned (5) 115 Let, permit (5)

117 Of the nose (5)

119 Group of eight, as

with musicians (5) 122 New Zealand

honeyeater (3)

123 Hog (3)

124 Genetic blueprint and building blocks of life (1,1,1)

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