Mega CASH WORD
MYSTERY CLUE
22ac & 64ac & 36dn. A well-known movie title (5,4,6)
ACROSS
1 Act in accordance with
rules (6)
4 Trail on slope for winter
sport (3,3)
8 Relating to voice (5)
11 Combine together (5)
15 Rent out accommodation (3)
16 _____ Grant, current captain
of the Silver Ferns ( 7)
17 Deep, narrow ravine (5)
18 Male relatives ( 7)
19 Circular coral reef
surrounding lagoon (5)
20 Not complete or total ( 7) 22 See Mystery Clue
23 Avoid by sudden, quick
movement (5)
25 Become invalid due
to expiry (5)
27 See upper-left photo ( 7)
29 Tough outer skin of citrus
fruit (4)
31 Fine sediment deposited
by river (4)
33 Sample piece of fabric (6)
35 Manage with inadequate
resources (4,2)
37 British pop group that visited and performed in New Zealand in 1964 (3,7)
42 Out of place or not quite
right (5)
44 Defined regions (5)
45 Device used to control
the TV (6)
46 Disastrous failure (6)
49 Shockingly gruesome (6)
50 Express opposition (6)
53 Contribution of work
or information (5)
55 Relating to sound or
sound waves (5)
57 Cause to lose enthusiasm
and be disheartened (10) 59 Distinct feature or
element (6)
60 Sir _____ Muldoon, New Zealand Prime Minister from 1975 to 1984 (6)
64 See Mystery Clue
65 Drink with large gulps (4) 67 Military unit that is subdivision of company ( 7) 69 Woody, climbing tropical plant (5)
71 Spirited and energetic vigour (5)
72 Clean by hard rubbing (5) 73 Occurring immediately ( 7) 75 Variety of beet with edible leaves and stalks (5) 77 Pressing need for speedy action ( 7)
79 Rapid simultaneous discharge of guns (5) 80 _____ National Park – nature reserve on
Stewart Island ( 7)
82 ___ hat – boringly outdated (3)
83 Highly venomous African or Asian snake (5) 84 Becomes less intense (5) 85 Free from obligation or
liability (6)
86 Place where bread and
cakes are made (6)
DOWN
1 Deserving blame (8)
2 Favourite saying used
by group (5)
3 Most probable (9)
5 Colourful ornamental
carp (3)
6 Change or restore to
different position ( 7)
7 _____ Latta, Kiwi psychologist, author and TV host (5)
8 Roofed porch along outside of house (8) 9 Butcher’s knife with heavy, broad blade ( 7) 10 Relating to moon (5)
11 Animals that use two feet for walking (6)
12 Have an ___ for – be able to recognise and appreciate (3) 13 Journey downwards ( 7)
14 Out of ____ – not conforming (4)
21 Systematic course of therapeutic treatment ( 7) 24 Coarse, twilled cotton
fabric (5)
26 Traditional Maori welcoming
ceremony ( 7)
28 In short _____ – promptly
or rapidly (5)
30 Writing tips of pens (4)
32 Fundamental things or
principles (6)
34 Indistinct in outline (4)
36 See Mystery Clue
38 ___ and bothered –
anxious and stressed (3)
39 Burn surface of (6)
40 Having sharp points
protruding (6)
41 Sports referee (6)
43 This describes unhealthy
yellowish complexion (6)
47 Spanish drink of red wine mixed with lemonade and fruit ( 7)
48 Have lead role in movie (4) 51 Annoy persistently (3)
52 _____ Duder, New Zealand author of teen novels, plays and non-fiction (5)
54 See lower-right photo ( 7) 56 Make noise like a rooster (4) 58 Long pointed weapon (5) 61 Knitted hat covering head and neck with opening for face (9)
62 Shines brightly with flashes
of reflected light (8)
63 In a frank and honest
manner (8)
64 Temporary shelter made
in the bush ( 7)
66 _____ over – treats briefly in order to disguise or misrepresent ( 7)
68 Watch carefully and
attentively ( 7)
70 Cape _____ – cape at the northern end of the North Island (6)
72 Software application allowing telephone calls over internet (5)
73 Hole-__-___ – great golf
shot! (2,3)
74 Stretched tightly (4)
76 Kind of clay used to make sun-dried bricks for building (5)
78 Talk at length (3)
81 Sleep or nap (3)