Mega CASH WORD
MYSTERY CLUE:
21ac & 57ac & 34dn A well-known song title (10,6,7)
ACROSS
7 Counting frame used by
sliding beads along rods (6) 11 _____ on − makes first row of stitches on a knitting needle (5)
15 Large New Zealand supermarket chain (9) 16 Extremely overweight (5) 17 Slow in action or response (5) 18 Small amount (3)
19 Sharp reply (6)
20 See upper-left photo (6)
21 See Mystery Clue 25 Technique of knotting string into patterns to make decorative objects ( 7)
26 Wall hanging of heavy fabric hand-woven with pictures or designs (8)
28 Edible marine shellfish (6)
30 ____ Hawkesby, Kiwi radio
presenter and columnist (4)
32 Leisurely tempo in music (6) 34 Feeling anxiously afraid ( 7)
36 This describes complexion
that is unhealthily pale (5)
39 Makes unclear and difficult
to understand (8)
40 Broadcasts on radio or
TV (4)
41 Device to help those
suffering from deafness ( 7,3)
44 Common word for
apiarists (10)
46 State or declare (4)
47 Lake _____ − artificial
Kiwi lake in Waikato region
used as rowing venue (8)
51 Disturb the balance
or stability of (5)
53 Making you want to
scratch more ( 7)
54 Dignified and demure (6)
55 Quaintly cute (4)
57 See Mystery Clue
59 Novel or film full of
suspense (8)
62 Make agitated and
confused ( 7)
65 People who pry and
meddle (10)
67 Degree of loudness (6)
69 _____ Rutherford, late New Zealand physicist famed for work with atoms (6)
73 Tiny particle with electric charge (3)
74 First in order of importance (5)
75 Main artery of body (5) 76 Exactly alike (9)
77 Poisonous substance (5) 78 Flag flown by a ship showing nationality (6)
79 Win victory over (6)
80 Sharply inclined (5)
DOWN
1 Furnishings, colour scheme
etc of a room (5)
2 Living or growing in water (7)
3 Teaching session given to
small group of students (8)
4 ____ out − expel or
dismiss (4)
5 Lily-like tropical plant with large bright flowers and ornamental leaves (5)
6 Mixed-member _____ (MMP) representation − New Zealand’s electoral system since 1996 (12)
8 Makes beer by soaking,
boiling and fermentation (5)
9 Person or company providing
food and drink at event (7)
10 Scattered untidily (6)
11 ___ foul − protest strongly
about wrong or injustice (3)
12 Surgical stitches ( 7)
13 Froth made from soap
and water (4)
14 Renovate or give a
makeover to (6)
22 Provide with the
necessary gear (5) 23 This describes food that is easily chewed and not tough (6)
24 _____ up − failed to
function properly (6)
25 Type of shark (4)
27 ____ Fitzpatrick, well-known New Zealand former All Black rugby player (4)
29 Disparaging insult that
damages reputation (4)
31 Small portable computers with touch screens rather than keyboards ( 7)
33 Relating to stomach ( 7)
34 See Mystery Clue
35 Patterned with small
dots or patches ( 7)
37 Common brown
garden bird ( 7)
38 Inflammatory skin condition suffered by some adolescents (4)
42 Takes a brief sleep (4)
43 Official statement issued
to the media (5,7)
44 High steep banks (6)
45 New Zealand hit song from
1984 performed by
Patea Ma¯ ori Club (3,1)
48 Formally approve and
sanction (6)
49 Equipment for playing music with good quality sound (2-2)
50 Make rude mocking
remarks (4)
52 Child's soft toy bear (5)
56 See lower-right photo (8)
58 Either of two times of year when day and night are of equal length ( 7)
60 Young cows ( 7)
61 Projecting handles that
operate mechanisms (6)
63 Thick dark sweet syrup ( 7)
64 _____ Wallace, Kiwi actress
and TV presenter (6)
66 Very informal language (5)
68 Tall cereal grass (5)
70 Spring-flowering plant with
cup-shaped flower (5)
71 Handle of sword (4)
72 Itchy ____ − strong
desire to travel (4)
74 ___ your hopes on −
rely heavily on (3)