Mega CASH WORD
MYSTERY CLUE
17ac & 45ac & 73ac & 12dn & 43dn & 61dn. A well-known movie title (7,5,3,3,4,7)
ACROSS
1 System of government (6) 4 Exchange one thing for
another (4)
7 Repeat aloud from
memory (6)
10 Pause or break in
continuity (6)
16 _____ Jones, Kiwi author who wrote prize-winning novel Mister Pip (5)
17 See Mystery Clue
18 Perform surgery ( 7)
19 Large flightless Australian
bird (3)
20 Stated again briefly in
summary (8)
21 Foot of pig ( 7)
22 See upper-right photo ( 7)
25 Claim you were elsewhere
at time of crime (5)
27 British peers (5)
29 Band of fibrous tissue that
connects muscle to bone (5)
31 Fragrant rootstock of iris
used in making perfume (5)
33 New Zealand resort town
in Otago known for
adventure tourism (10)
35 ____ off – fall asleep (4)
37 Not having regular formal
structure or shape (4- 4)
41 Juvenile form of newt (3)
42 Disturbed smoothness of ( 7)
44 Support for horse rider’s
foot ( 7)
45 See Mystery Clue
47 Tall towers used to store
grain (5)
49 Least difficult ( 7)
50 In accordance with law ( 7)
51 ___ banana – most
important person in organisation (3)
52 _____-___ Clarkson, Kiwi TV sports presenter and commentator (5-3)
53 Woodwind instrument with
double-reed mouthpiece (4)
54 Coal, oil or gas, eg (6,4)
59 Sample flavour of (5)
60 Object surviving from earlier
historical time (5)
62 Join together for common
purpose (5)
64 Large sharp plant prickle (5)
65 Liked or admired by many
people ( 7)
68 Catch on fire and burn up ( 7)
70 _____ Tribunal – permanent New Zealand commission of inquiry dealing with Maori claims against the Crown (8) 73 See Mystery Clue
75 Remark expressing opinion or reaction ( 7)
76 Unfavourable or harmful ( 7) 77 Tropical fruit with pink flesh (5) 78 Made sound like owl (6) 79 Evergreen shrub with aromatic glossy leaves (6) 80 Beams of light (4) 81 Means of approach or
entry (6)
DOWN
1 List of students’ names
attending school (4)
2 Rock with hollow cavity lined
with crystals (5)
3 Arbitration to resolve differences conducted by impartial party (9)
5 Walked through relatively
shallow water (5)
6 Perform repeatedly to
acquire or improve skill (8)
7 Justifications for action ( 7)
8 Informal word for influence
or power (5)
9 ___ _____ Goes Wild, New Zealand sports entertainment TV show (3,5)
11 Perfect or most suitable (5)
12 See Mystery Clue
13 Reject with disdain (5)
14 Small inflamed spot on skin (6)
15 Slightly wet (4)
23 Humorous satirical drawing
published in newspaper ( 7)
24 Lavish formal feasts (8)
26 Clumsily incompetent (5) 28 ___ deal – unfair
treatment (3)
30 Wedding ceremony and
celebration (8)
31 Fill with great happiness ( 7)
32 ___ Cane, New Zealand All
Black rugby player (3)
34 Crisp smooth lustrous
fabric ( 7)
36 Italian dish of rice cooked
in stock ( 7)
38 Series of small waves on
surface of water ( 7)
39 Implement such as
chisel (4,4)
40 Amphibian without tail (4)
42 Give new look or design
to ( 7)
43 See Mystery Clue
46 Supersede and replace (8)
48 Forms queue (5,2)
51 Lake _____ – New Zealand's largest lake by surface area created by volcanic eruption (5)
52 ___ down – write quick, brief note (3)
55 Broad sash worn around waist of Japanese kimono (3) 56 Sluggish and apathetic (9) 57 See lower-left photo (8)
58 Plant variety produced by
selective breeding (8)
61 See Mystery Clue
63 Left building (6)
65 Juicy stone fruit with downy
skin (5)
66 Informal term for money (5)
67 ____ Te Wiata, New Zealand
actress and singer (4)
69 Short piece of sacred choral
music (5)
70 Feel anxiously concerned (5)
71 Open space in wooded
area (5)
72 ____ out – faint (4)
74 Two musicians or singers
who perform together (3)