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
16ac & 41ac & 81ac & 23dn & 63dn. A well-known movie title (3,6,2,3,4,7)
ACROSS
1 Decorate food with parsley,
eg ( 7)
5 Imperfection or defect (4)
7 Storyline of movie (4)
10 Chooses from options ( 7)
15 Flat piece of sawn timber (5)
16 See Mystery Clue
17 _____ Peak – iconic
mountain in South Island (5)
18 Sweated due to heat or
exertion (9)
19 Small, flowerless green plant
that grows in low carpet (4)
20 Number considered by
some to be unlucky (8)
22 Daft or mildly eccentric (5)
23 Informal word for car crash (5) 26 Cut into thin, flat pieces (5)
28 See upper-left photo (8)
29 Small explosive bombs
thrown by hand (8)
31 Mysterious thing that is
difficult to understand (6)
32 Floor of fireplace (6)
34 _____ Devenie, New Zealand actor and theatre director (6)
36 Small pieces of pasta shaped like rice grains (4) 39 Hot, fragrant spice made from rhizome of plant (6) 41 See Mystery Clue 42 Slide sideways without
control (4)
43 Nut similar to walnut (5)
47 Mixture containing two
or more metals (5)
48 Moral weakness or bad
habit (4)
50 Small exclusive group of
people (6)
52 Relaxed and unconcerned (6)
55 Artificial bait used in fishing (4)
57 _____ Barry, New Zealand
National MP (6)
58 _____- dog story – long,
rambling amusing story (6)
59 Small spotted wildcat of Central and South America (6)
62 Firm jelly-like sweets (8)
64 Application of idea or
method (8)
66 Joined or blended together
into whole (5)
68 Having fresh, sharp taste (5)
69 Insecure and requiring
emotional support (5)
70 Large extinct types of
elephants (8)
73 The____People, 1984 Booker Prize-winning
New Zealand novel by
Keri Hulme (4)
76 Small green nut with hard shell (9)
78 Landing stage used for loading and unloading ships and boats (5)
80 Level of proficiency in judo and karate (3)
81 See Mystery Clue
83 Heavy sea wave that crashes into white foam on shore ( 7) 84 Assign ranking to (4)
85 Soft, creamy white French Celeb Tiles: 2.4.18 cheese (4)
86 Collapse violently inwards (7)
DOWN
1 ___ year – time taken by student as break between school and university (3)
2 Harvests crops or produce (5)
3 Dark blue-black colour (4)
4 Cage made of wood and
wire mesh used for rabbits (5)
5 _____ Adcock, Kiwi poet
based in England (5)
6 Provide with weapons (3)
8 Strongly alkaline solution
used for cleaning (3)
9 Piece of inside
information (3-3)
10 Dispenser that turns liquid
into fine mist ( 7)
11 One circuit of racetrack (3)
12 Aromatic herb of parsley
family (9)
13 Surface layer of ground containing mat of grass and grass roots (3)
14 Group of lines forming
unit in poem (6)
19 Crushed into pulpy mass (6)
21 Short extracts from book (8)
22 This describes clothes that are smart or suitable for formal occasion (6)
23 See Mystery Clue
24 New Zealand city on east
coast of North Island (8)
25 Line of sewing joining two
pieces of fabric together (4)
27 Occurring at beginning ( 7)
28 Enthusiastic shout of
approval (5)
30 Dry outer covering of some
fruits and seeds (4)
33 Moves at high speed in
uncontrolled manner ( 7)
35 Make smaller in amount or
degree (6)
37 Pieces of knowledge that
are of little importance (6)
38 Large scale musical
composition (4)
40 Cables used to brace
something (4)
44 _____ Upham, late New Zealand soldier who earned Victoria Cross twice in World War II ( 7)
45 Small window above door or another window (8)
46 Tank of water used for keeping fish (8)
49 Teeth on rim of gear wheel (4)
51 See lower-right photo (5)
53 Behave in treacherous
or disloyal way (6)
54 Starchy food that is heavy
and filling (6)
56 Indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events (9)
60 Small restaurant selling light
meals and drinks (4)
61 Make noise like donkey (4)
63 See Mystery Clue
65 Fighting between military
forces (6)
67 Eat hungrily and quickly (6)
71 Golden _____ – song that
was formerly popular (5)
72 Traditional Maori method
of cooking food (5)
74 Perform better than (5)
75 Ceremonial display and
splendour (4)
76 Bar that is licensed to sell
alcoholic drinks (3)
77 Black-and-white diving seabird found in northern hemisphere (3)
78 ___ behind the ears – immature and lacking experience (3)
79 Evergreen tree with
needle-shaped leaves (3)
82 ___ out – make supply of something last longer by
using it frugally (3)