Mega CASH WORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see Mystery Clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
18ac & 38ac & 64ac &
35dn & 63dn. A well-known TV title (3,5,7,4,3)
ACROSS
1 Kidney-shaped edible
nut (6)
4 With hands on hips and
elbows turned outwards (6)
8 Not wild or savage (4)
10 Express opposition or
disagreement (6)
16 _____ Spiral – looped New Zealand railway track in central North Island ( 7)
17 Seminar conducted
over internet ( 7)
18 See Mystery Clue
19 General word for pigs (5) 20 Women’s high-heeled
shoes (9)
21 Goods transported by truck, train, ship or aircraft ( 7)
23 Marine route used regularly by shipping (3,4) 24 Climbing plant with fragrant flowers ( 7)
25 Defeat of enemy or opponent in contest ( 7) 27 _____ Ludlam, actress who plays Leanne Black in Shortland Street (8) 30 In ____ – in large
quantities (4)
32 Used jointly with others (6)
34 Large brass wind
instruments (5)
36 Obvious and lacking
originality (5)
38 See Mystery Clue
39 Every ____ – entirely
or totally (4)
41 Tease in scornful way (4)
42 See upper right photo (9)
45 _____ ____ moment –
instant of inspiration or
sudden understanding (5,4)
47 Keen-sighted bird of prey (4)
49 Sir ____ Glenn, expatriate Kiwi businessman and philanthropist (4)
50 Sanctioned by law (5)
53 Loose thigh-length
garment (5)
54 Another name for trembling
poplar tree (5)
55 Frozen shape of dripping
water (6)
57 Went very fast (4)
60 Possible and practical
to achieve (8)
63 Dull brownish-yellow
colour (3,4)
64 See Mystery Clue
67 Amount paid for
insurance ( 7)
69 Heavily-built wild ox ( 7)
71 Lake _____ – New Zealand lake in the South Island that is a source of hydroelectric power (9)
73 Narcotic derived from poppies (5)
74 Mineral aggregate (3)
75 Small Italian dumplings ( 7) 77 Meet by chance (3,4)
78 Sample piece of cloth (6) 79 Short comedy sketch (4)
80 Unborn baby in early stage
of pregnancy (6)
81 Breed of dairy cow (6)
DOWN
1 Keeps in check (5)
2 Workplaces for artists ( 7)
3 Widespread outbreak of
infectious disease (8)
5 New Zealand voluntary investment scheme for retirement (9)
6 Large disorderly crowd
of people (3)
7 Small unit of weight (5)
8 Old-fashioned word
for sailor (3)
9 Short piece of sacred
choral music (5)
11 Type of long grained rice ( 7)
12 Plant of heath family (5)
13 Recurring ideas in art or
literature (6)
14 Gentle sheen (6)
15 Period of year marked by particular weather pattern (6)
21 Front of building (6)
22 ___ Williams, comedian who
appears on Jono and Ben (3) 24 Prod roughly and
suddenly (3)
26 Perform better than (5)
27 Only a moment ago (4,3)
28 Feeling of listless
boredom (5)
29 Customer who pays for
services (6)
31 Strongly alkaline solution
used for cleaning (3)
33 Japanese poem of three
lines (5)
35 See Mystery Clue
36 Breed of small hound (6)
37 Crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference (6)
38 Italian-style ice cream (6)
40 _____ tree – iconic New Zealand tree of genus Cordyline ( 7)
43 Long narrow waterway made for boats or irrigation (5)
44 ____ on your shoulder – ingrained feeling of resentment (4)
46 Arabian folklore spirit who
can grant wishes (5)
48 Grew weaker or smaller (5)
51 Place upper limit on (3) 52 Traditional Japanese
garment (6)
56 Compensate for harm
or loss (9)
58 First musical note of
major scale (3)
59 Distribute in portions (8)
61 Relating to earthquakes ( 7)
62 See lower left photo (6)
63 See Mystery Clue
64 Composed of or involving
two things (6)
65 Tropical American lizards with spiny crest along back ( 7)
66 Bobbins or reels (6)
68 _____ McCartney, Kiwi champion pole vaulter who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics (5)
69 Offering little or no hope (5)
70 _____ and beyond – in
excess of expectations (5)
72 What elephant tusks are
made of (5)
75 ___ over – recover from (3)
76 Central woody part of
maize ear (3)