Mega CASH WORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well- known film, TV, book or song title (see mystery clue below).
Be in to win – write your answer on the coupon on page 77. MYSTERY CLUE
18ac & 48ac & 38dn & 65dn. A well-known movie title (3,4,3,3,3,3,4)
ACROSS
1 Argue pros and cons (6)
4 Mischievous person (6)
8 Vaulted recess in church (4)
10 Rugged wooden boxes
used for transporting (6)
16 New Zealand town with gold mining history in the Hauraki District (5)
17 Cinema employee (5)
18 See Mystery Clue
19 Fruit such as marrow or
pumpkin (5)
20 Small, casual restaurant (4)
21 Great, mirthful delight (4) 22 Small, playful fairies ( 7)
23 Hammer with large
wooden head (6)
26 Distinctive fashion (5)
27 Sending electronic
messages (8)
28 Personal magnetism
and charm (8)
32 Annoying person or
thing (8)
35 ____ De Goldi, Kiwi writer
of children’s literature (4)
37 Animal with hard shell
such as crab or lobster (10) 41 Flowering shrub of heath
family (5)
42 Units of electric power (5)
44 Small, partly enclosed compartments used for voting (6)
45 Having better than even
chance of success (4-2)
48 See Mystery Clue
50 Presents theatrical
performance (6)
52 Push against gently (5)
54 Sailing vessel with single
mast (5)
56 Acts in naughty way (10)
57 ____ and turn – be restless
in bed (4)
59 Kiwi music band popular in
1970s and early 1980s (5,3)
62 Person authorised to
represent others (8)
64 See lower-right photo (8)
66 Exhibition or contest of
cowboy skills (5)
69 Fires gun (6)
72 Books of financial records ( 7)
73 Feeling of jealousy (4)
75 ____ down – instruction to
be less noisy (4)
78 Pale purple colour (5)
79 Assigning places within
grading system ( 7)
80 Observes secretly (5)
81 Soundtrack of movie (5)
82 _____ Retallick, All Blacks
rugby player (6)
83 Persistent, dull pain (4)
84 Sailing boats for racing
or cruising (6)
85 Irregular stripe of different
colour (6)
DOWN
1 Feeling despondent (8) 2 For a very short time ( 7)
3 Group of three people (4)
5 National Certificate of Educational _____ (NCEA) – New Zealand secondary school qualification (11)
6 Exclamation of surprise or
admiration (3)
7 _____ thinking – solving problems using indirect creative approach ( 7)
8 Assisting in wrongdoing (8)
9 Husband or wife (6)
11 Recurring at uniform
intervals ( 7)
12 Dusky, brownish-grey
colour (5)
13 Carbonated drink (4)
14 Common seabird with
raucous call (4)
15 Mild, yellow Dutch cheese (4)
22 See upper-left photo (5)
24 _____ Castle-Hughes,
well-known Kiwi actress (6)
25 Small mountain lake (4)
29 Dry outer covering of some
fruits and seeds (4)
30 Withdraws or resigns from
position (5,4) 31 Curved structure (4)
33 Having worldwide scope
or applicability (9)
34 Small semi-aquatic
salamander (4)
36 Spicy sauce made from
red peppers ( 7)
38 See Mystery Clue
39 Remaining portion (4)
40 ____ Campbell, New Zealand radio and TV broadcaster (4)
43 Breathe out deeply
and heavily (4)
46 Back of neck (4)
47 ____ off – reprimand (4)
49 Sense of wonder and
amazement (3)
51 Quaintly cute (4)
53 Reveal scandal or
gossip (4,3,4)
54 Sixth planet from sun in
solar system (6)
55 Rise to the ____ – react to provocation exactly as intended (4)
56 ____ up – invented or
fabricated (4)
58 Retail outlets (5)
60 Time by which something
must be completed (8)
61 New Zealand owl with
distinctive call (8)
63 Small Italian dumplings
made of potato or flour ( 7)
65 See Mystery Clue
67 Diminish gradually ( 7)
68 Healthcare facility for
outpatient care (6)
70 Word of greeting (5)
71 Surging waves breaking
on shore (4)
74 Sleeveless garment for
upper body (4)
76 Fluent but insincere and
shallow (4)
77 Pull a ____ one – trick
someone (4)
80 This describes dry wine (3)