Mega CASHWORD
MYSTERY CLUE
22ac & 67ac & 28dn. Well-known book title (3,5,10)
ACROSS
1 Divide into two parts (6) 4 Strikingly foreign or unusual (6) 8 Investigate or look around furtively (5) 11 False written statement that damages person’s reputation (5) 15 Shoe fasteners (5) 16 _____ Walker, noted Kiwi fashion designer (5) 17 The _____ for wear – in shabby condition (5) 18 Eight-sided shape ( 7) 19 Written assurance that product or service meets specifications (8) 20 This describes food that is heavy and starchy (6) 22 See Mystery Clue 23 _____ trail – documents providing evidence of sequence of actions (5) 26 Fishing poles (4) 27 Burn superficially so as to blacken surface (4) 28 Way or manner (4) 29 See upper right photo (5,5) 35 _____ of the Moon – New Zealand geothermal area north of Taupo ( 7) 38 Large comfortable upholstered seat (4,5) 39 Long pointed weapon (5) 40 Prudishly demure (4) 41 Kitchen utensil used for sifting (5) 42 _____ out – abandons course of study (5) 43 Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship etc ( 7) 46 Strange eccentric person ( 7)
48 Shine like a polished surface (5) 50 Stops sleeping (5) 52 ____ Te Wiata, late Kiwi opera singer who died in 1971 (4) 54 Cowboy’s lariat (5) 56 Gadget for pulling stoppers from bottles (9) 57 Brief light falls of rain ( 7) 58 Meaning of word (10) 60 Lively Irish dances (4) 61 Highest point of something (4) 63 Hard and ____ – fixed and unalterable (4) 67 See Mystery Clue 69 Stone of fruit (3) 71 Promise solemnly and formally (6) 73 Rural_____, long-running Kiwi TV series about farming sector (8) 76 Stipulated condition ( 7) 78 Workers’ organisation formed to bargain with employer (5) 80 Throw with force (5) 81 Flower cultivated for its beauty (5) 82 Sullenly bad-tempered (5) 83 Rain mixed with snow or hail (5) 84 Ample quantity (6) 85 Medicine or therapy that cures illness (6)
DOWN
1 Regulation made by local authority (5) 2 Firmly fixed or fastened ( 7) 3 Relaxed and informal (6) 5 Successful Kiwi accounting software company (4) 6 Principle or belief (5) 7 Cash ___ – enterprise that generates continuous flow of money (3) 8 Scatters in mass of tiny droplets of liquid (6) 9 Done or shown openly (5) 10 Person who is first to research and develop new area of activity ( 7) 11 Pause or reduction in intensity (3-2) 12 Area of wet spongy ground (3) 13 Person who avoids company of others (5) 14 Rough preliminary drawing (6) Concluded by reasoning and logic ( 7) Writing that is not in verse form (5) _____ Dingle, Kiwi outdoor adventurer and mountaineer (6) 26 ____ the boat – disturb status quo or create trouble (4) 28 See Mystery Clue 30 Lies in wait hidden (5) 31 Hereditary Hindu social class (5) 32 Japanese system of unarmed combat (6) 33 Large quantity of sheets of paper (4) 34 Unpredictable and potentially difficult situation (3,2,5) 36 Unpleasantly pungent (5) 37 Plant fibre used for making rope (5) 43 Joins by melting together (5) 44 Move smoothly and effortlessly (5) 45 Made noise like wolf (6) 47 Decorate to make more attractive (5) 48 See lower left photo (5) 49 Exceptionally large ( 7) 51 Iconic small New Zealand tree with yellow flowers (6) 52 Heavy magnetic metal (4) 53 Noise made to attract someone’s attention surreptitiously (4) 55 Up to now (2,3) 59 Those who are successful or dominant in their field (3,4) 62 Physical vitality (6) 64 Amazing or fantastic ( 7) 65 Run at full speed over short distance (6) 66 Quick and light in movement (6) 67 Careless errors made when using keyboard (5) 68 _____ Perkins, well-known Kiwi novelist (5) 70 Brownish grey colour (5) 72 Socially awkward blunder (5) 74 Delicious to eat (5) 75 Handle of sword (4) 77 Stick your ___ in – give opinion without being asked (3) 79 Small sharp bite (3)