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MONSTER CROSS
HOW TO WIN...
The theme of this Monstercross is shapes, and all the highlighted picture clues refer to this topic. When you’ve lled in the whole puzzle, the letters in the coloured 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.
ACROSS
1 Buddy, pal (6)
4 Engrave (4)
6 Opaque gemstone (4)
10 Set ---, measuring tool in box A (6)
12 Tusk material (5)
14 Asunder, in pieces (5)
15 Proverbial wormcatcher (5,4)
16 Sulks, broods (5)
17 Hanging bed (7)
18 Paci c country (4)
19 Eggs (3)
21 Supplement at the back of a book (8)
25 Grocery section (4)
27 Kind, sort (4)
28 Jurassic creature (8)
32 Unopened bloom (3)
33 Breeding horse (4)
35 Of no value (9)
38 Handyman’s room (8)
40 Slightly open (4)
42 Strong wind (4)
43 Lunar or solar event (7)
44 Biblical strongman (6)
47 At ---, soldier’s order (4)
49 Cat hair (7)
51 Skill, ability (6)
52 Drain stopper (4)
53 Rubik’s ---, 3D puzzle in box B (4)
55 Inspect carefully (7)
57 Deeply, like an unbroken sleep (7)
60 Sound system (6)
64 Front door rug (7)
68 --- Hopkins, actor (7)
72 Ornamental vase (3)
74 Spider’s creation (6)
76 Regard, revere (6)
77 Menagerie (3)
78 Keen (5)
79 UAE city (5)
80 Male child (3)
81 Small island (4)
82 Fitting, perfect (5)
83 Compass point (5)
85 Traf c ---, witch’s hat in box C (4)
87 Message --- Bottle, The Police song (2,1)
88 Small indentation (5)
90 Upright or grand, eg (5)
91 Baby goat (3)
92 Lemon’s acid (6)
95 Seventh planet (6)
98 Night before (3)
99 Pins and ---, tingling (7)
103 Quick tempo (7)
106 Makes tiny changes (6)
109 Flightless bird (7)
112 Woolly elephant (7)
113 Movie (4)
115 Wander, roam (4)
117 Shiny white metal (6)
118 Hangs around (7)
119 Round sporting ground in box D (4)
120 Railway light (6)
122 Art exhibition hall (7)
124 Took advantage of (4)
126 Horn sound (4)
128 --- Ford, Indiana Jones star (8)
131 Walked unsteadily (9)
133 Property document (4)
135 Sunbeam (3)
136 Firm, determined (8)
139 Item of truth (4)
141 Greenish blue (4)
143 The ---, US building in box E (8)
147 Have permission to (3)
148 Utility trucks (4)
149 Tropical weed (7)
151 Nasal tone (5)
152 Common people (3,6)
153 Cowboy’s rope (5)
154 VIP invitees (1-4)
155 France’s continent (6)
156 Mountain lion (4)
157 Genesis garden (4)
158 Every 12 months (6)
DOWN
1 Miami’s state (7)
2 Neil ---, Sweet Caroline singer in box F (7)
3 Crate used for public speaking (7)
4 Coloured cosmetic (3,6)
5 Chewy candy (7)
7 Bristly, as a porcupine (7)
8 Lord’s wife (4)
9 Hitched, wed (7)
10 Train terminus (7)
11 Listen clandestinely (9)
13 Man-made bre (5)
20 Muddle, pigsty (4)
22 Bicycle part (5)
23 Space Agency (1,1,1,1)
24 Debtor’s note (1,1,1)
26 Smart (11)
27 Dutch bulb ower (5)
29 Wedding vow (1,2)
30 Acorn bearer (3)
31 Angela’s ---, novel (5)
32 Largest, tallest (7)
34 Instrument in box G (8)
36 Give too many tasks (9)
37 Gum avouring (9)
39 Rice dish (7)
41 Tiara sparkler (5)
45 Italy’s fashion capital (5)
46 The --- Professor, Eddie Murphy character (5)
48 Polka dot (4)
50 Cuddly tree-dweller (5)
54 Alien ship (1,1,1)
56 Self image (3)
57 Simon ---, game (4)
58 Impel, encourage (4)
59 Chicken legs (10)
61 Massage (3)
62 Poem (3)
63 Miles Davis’ music (4)
65 Dog’s training (9)
66 Rued, felt remorse (9)
67 Fourth month (5)
69 --- Kelly, bushranger (3)
70 Sleep through winter (9)
71 Person next-door (9)
73 Not any (4)
74 Self-satis ed (10)
75 Party decoration (7)
83 Himalayan country (5)
84 High- ying toy in box H (4)
86 Thought, notion (4)
89 Shade, tint (3)
93 Cab (4)
94 Ruler division (4)
96 Spoil, decompose (3)
97 Originally called (3)
100 Tree variety (3)
101 Glare of public interest (9)
102 Item of cutlery (5)
103 Accomplishment (11)
104 One’s way of living (9)
105 Hair product (3)
107 Closet (8)
108 Chicken ---, deep-fried dish (4)
109 Desert refuge (5)
110 Black bird (5)
111 Crop --- , mysterious crop formations in box I (7)
114 Vacation, trip (7)
116 Fashion (5)
121 Young women (5)
123 Not heavy (5)
125 Parsley portion (5)
127 Revise, correct (4)
128 Equine boot (9)
129 Unwell (3)
130 In’s opposite (3)
131 Settee, lounge (4)
132 Spotty dog breed
(9) 134 Female sheep (3)
137 Hawaiian guitar (7)
138 Peak in 83 Down (7)
140 Mineral in milk (7)
142 Facilitated (7)
143 Egyptian monument in box J (7)
144 Mischievous (7)
145 Sapling outlet (7)
146 Take pleasure in (5)
150 Retail store (4)