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
17ac & 48ac & 22dn & 64dn. A well-known movie title (3,6,5,6)
ACROSS
1 Has influence on ( 7)
5 Clauses added afterwards
to contract or document (6) 8 Band of fabric tied
around the waist (4)
11 Farm buildings used
for storage (5)
15 _____ McCahon, prominent New Zealand artist who died in 1987 (5)
16 Brings up and cares for
during childhood (5)
17 See Mystery Clue
18 Aromatic culinary herb (9) 19 Puzzle with interlocking pieces (6)
20 _____ days – too soon to be sure how situation will develop (5)
21 Pale purple colour (5)
22 Regretting bitterly (5)
24 Permitted by law (5)
26 Lacking nuanced delicacy
or refinement (8)
28 Shoe with thick wooden
sole (4)
30 ___ and flow – natural
movement of sea (3) 33 Well-known chain of small supermarkets in New Zealand (4,6)
37 Chasing after (8)
39 Exhibition or contest
of cowboy skills (5)
42 International distress
signal (1,1,1)
43 Smiles broadly (5)
44 Essential parts of
something (8)
45 Walks with a slow,
relaxed pace (6)
48 See Mystery Clue
49 Put forward for
consideration (8)
51 Interestingly new and
innovative (5)
52 Edge of cloth that has been
turned and stitched (3)
55 Give private lessons to (5)
57 _____ Langstone, Kiwi
film and TV actress (8)
58 Acts as agent for (10)
60 At this moment (3)
62 Carries or drags with
great effort (4)
63 See lower right photo (8)
66 Hard yellowish brown
translucent fossil resin (5)
69 In wild, frenzied way (5)
70 Rule of _____ – broadly accurate guiding principle (5)
71 Anxious awareness of danger (5)
72 Largest town in North Otago region (6)
75 Journalist who contributes regular articles (9) 77 Mischievous child (3) 78 Substitute for chocolate (5) 79 Pass card through electronic device to scan it (5)
80 Official inspection of
company’s accounts (5)
81 A ____ off your mind –
relief from anxiety (4)
82 Ointment containing
fragrant resin (6)
83 Naval flags indicating
nationality ( 7)
DOWN
1 Curved structure spanning
opening (4)
2 _____-out – quarrel or
disagreement ( 7)
3 Flexible woody stems of
raspberry plant (5)
4 Scatter untidily (5)
5 Mt _____ – New Zealand volcano that last erupted in 2007 ( 7)
6 Extreme mental and
emotional suffering (8)
7 Loud and disorderly (5)
9 Accumulate over time (6)
10 Large group of people (5)
11 Long, thin, fluffy feather
scarf (3)
12 Merlot or pinot noir, eg (3,4)
13 Gesture of indifference (5)
14 Official and done in accordance with established etiquette (6) 22 See Mystery Clue
23 High, steep rock faces (6) 25 See upper left photo ( 7) 27 _____ McLaren, late
New Zealand racing car champion and designer (5) 29 Small design used as symbol of organisation (4) 31 Times of rapid economic growth (5)
32 Length of gap between two places (8)
34 Arrogant person who has suddenly gained wealth or social status ( 7)
35 Self-contained flat in
larger building (4)
36 Put limit on (8)
38 Consistent and even (6)
40 Friendly marine mammal ( 7)
41 Building devoted to
religious worship (6)
46 _____ Stokes, New Zealand TV news reporter and presenter ( 7)
47 ____ the hill – old and
past your best (4)
48 Japanese padded
cotton mattress (5)
50 Damage purity or
integrity of (5) 53 State of wretchedness (6)
54 Haze of smoke and other
atmospheric pollutants (4)
56 Car race run over public
roads (5)
59 Money affairs (8)
61 Walked like duck ( 7)
64 See Mystery Clue
65 Boringly monotonous ( 7)
67 _____ in – intruding or
interrupting rudely ( 7)
68 New Zealand edible protected shellfish with legal limit on gathering quota (6)
69 Flavouring of coffee
mixed with chocolate (5)
70 Court case (5)
71 First letter of Greek
alphabet (5)
72 With shades of colour blending into each other from light to dark (5)
73 Thinks deeply or ponders (5)
74 Latest information about
recent events (4)
76 Small rug (3)