Woman’s Day (Australia)

Puzzles Win cash prizes

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ACROSS 1. Boldly 9. Falling asleep (8,3) 15. Well-behaved (crowd) 16. Kingly 17. Identical 19. Camouflage colour 21. Track down 22. Each year, per ... 23. Singalong entertainm­ent 24. Restrictio­n 25. Frequently 27. Chooses 29. Mediocre (2-2) 31. Alleviated 33. Modify 35. Bordered 38. Surplus 40. Warm and cosy 42. Cause laughter 43. Destroy 44. Wander 46. Dutch cheese 48. Mountain-chain top 49. Home stereo (2-2) 50. Always 51. Wage recipient 53. Lucifer 55. Absent 56. Sixth, ..., eighth 58. Womaniser 61. Clairvoyan­ce (1,1,1) 63. Raises (the ante) 65. Differ in opinion 69. Jailbreak 71. Hurry up! (4,2) 72. Foggier 74. Tell a whopper 75. Tableland 76. Japanese warrior 77. Drain 78. From Tel Aviv 79. Drink brand, ... Maria 80. Parallel bars athlete 81. Quit (premises) 84. Brought up (kids) 87. Turfed 91. Bashful 93. Psychedeli­c drug (1,1,1) 94. Examined (accounts) 97. Hearing-organ discomfort 100. Move in water 101. Paddling craft 103. Power pole 105. Religious statue 106. Plate of food 107. Deeply desire 108. Undiluted (whiskey) 109. Opera solo 110. Mops (deck) 111. Was brave enough 113. Decorated (cake) 115. Public meeting 117. Unhappily 120. Additional 122. Bone images (1-4) 124. Leaf-scraping tool 127. Ali ... and the 40 Thieves 129. Avoid 131. Lag behind 133. Mischievou­s 134. Startle 136. More peculiar 137. Native New Zealander 138. Ejects 139. Seeped 140. Least refined 141. Portable stairs 142. Skirted around

DOWN 1. Ships’ loads 2. Evening 3. Sicily or Mykonos 4. Paradise garden 5. Loud bump 6. Egg centres 7. Doted on 8. Rut 9. Embankment­s 10. Ellipses 11. ... and proper 12. Gossip 13. Endorses 14. Liberty 18. Officially allotted amount 20. Booth 26. Keenly 28. Armistice 30. Kilns 32. Antennas 34. As soon as possible (1,1,1,1) 35. Weird 36. Small device 37. Resided 39. Similar 41. Bellybutto­n 45. Encore! 47. Innumerabl­e 49. Firm (seat) 52. Needle holes 54. Too 56. Health resort 57. Continuous murmur 58. Inflating, ... up 59. Vienna is there 60. Steam generators 62. Crumple 64. Potato skin removers 66. Teemed 67. Graceful 68. Relied on 70. Exclusive group 71. Lebanese wood 73. Keyboard operator’s complaint (1,1,1) 75. Clothes clip 82. Vietnam/mongolia continent 83. Positive vote 85. Alcoholic brew 86. Swirl 88. Oarsman 89. Overview 90. Radio knob 92. Risk 94. Unknown author 95. First 96. Flee with lover 98. Yawning gulf 99. Readily available 101. Philosophe­r, ... Marx 102. Flair 103. Anorak 104. Baby bird shelter 109. Nervous 110. Middle Eastern country 112. Coped (with) 114. Feared greatly 116. Stellar 118. Counting frame 119. Elevated 121. Out-of-the-way 123. Befuddle 125. Unaccompan­ied 126. Lengthy movies 127. Ink smudges 128. Founded 130. Undo (trousers) 132. Between 135. Unchanged (2,2) When you’ve solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. The mystery word or phrase:

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