Mega CASH WORD
MYSTERY CLUE:
21ac & 40dn
A well-known song title (6,7)
ACROSS
1 Accepted or habitual
practices ( 7)
5 ____ out of water − a person in an unsuitable and uncomfortable situation (4)
7 Refuse to take notice of (6)
11 Treaties or agreements (5)
15 Stone fruit with downy skin (5)
16 _____ Adams, champion
Kiwi shot putter ( 7)
17 Embarrassed and
ashamed ( 7)
18 ___ of worms − a complicated matter that is likely to prove awkward (3) 19 See upper-left photo (5,4) 20 Light umbrella used for protection from the sun ( 7) 21 See Mystery Clue
24 Small Italian dumplings made from potato, flour or semolina ( 7)
26 On ____ − tense or nervous
with anticipation (4)
28 In _____ − in progress (5)
30 Type of constrictor snake (3)
32 Mt _____ − picturesque New Zealand coastal area that is part of Tauranga (9) 35 Person who goes fishing
with a rod and line (6)
36 Health facility (8)
38 Short nail with a sharp
point and large head (4)
39 Scolds or rebukes (6)
41 Colourless gas with
a pungent smell ( 7)
43 Acquire knowledge (5)
46 Much less common (5)
47 Large marine crustacean ( 7)
49 Surname of Kiwi quintuplets
born in 1965 (6)
50 Money in notes and coins (4)
53 Mythical sea creatures (8)
55 Scowl in a sullen or
angry way (6)
57 Latest times by which
things must be done (9)
60 Item or set of items
for sale at an auction (3)
61 Scene of romantic
pastoral charm (5)
62 Broad curving inlets
on the coastline (4)
63 Tunnels dug by small
animals such as rabbits ( 7)
66 Cheerful and optimistic (6)
69 Large ape of the forests
of west central Africa ( 7)
71 Came a ___ _____, 1985 Kiwi comedy film in which Billy T James appeared (3,6) 75 Sheltered side (3)
76 Greedy person who eats too much ( 7)
77 Highest singing voice ( 7) 78 On _____ − following a course that is likely to achieve a desired result (5) 79 Metal section of bodywork of a car (5)
80 Traditional tool with a curved blade used for cutting grass (6) 81 Refuse to admit truth of (4) 82 Dessert of pastry rolled up around fruit filling and baked ( 7)
DOWN
1 Dried coconut kernel (5)
2 Preparation for
washing hair ( 7)
3 Earthy pigment containing
ferric oxide (5)
4 Ruling monarch (9)
5 Not in accordance
with fact (5)
6 Narrow band of different
colour (6)
8 Lake _____ − New Zealand South Island lake used for production of salt (9)
9 Handed to you __ _ _____ − achieved or obtained with little effort (2,1,5)
10 Characteristic spirit of
culture or era (5)
11 Group of whales (3)
12 Secret store of things (5)
13 Fall down below surface (4)
14 ____ thin − become less
convincing or acceptable (4)
22 Board game based on
acquiring property (8) 23 _____ Williams, awardwinning New Zealand singer/songwriter (6)
24 Full range (5)
25 Teeth on rim of
a gear wheel (4)
27 Doctrine accepted as
authoritative (5)
29 Pear-shaped fruit with leathery skin and green flesh ( 7)
30 Place a wager (3)
31 Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears (6)
33 Open sore on the skin (5)
34 Owing money (2,4)
37 Chewed with scraping
movement (6)
40 See Mystery Clue
42 Grinding teeth at the
back of mouth (6)
44 Once more (5)
45 _____ New Zealand − national arts development agency supporting local artists (8)
46 Talk at length in a
confused aimless way (6)
48 Noisy and disorderly (5)
51 Dry outer coverings of some
fruits and seeds (5)
52 Become unclear or less
distinct (4)
54 In a ___ − stuck in a tedious habitual pattern of behaviour (3)
56 Complicated maze (9)
58 See lower-right photo (9)
59 To a small degree (8)
64 Veteran with long
experience (3,4)
65 Black and white bird
with a noisy call (6)
67 Clean and tidy feathers
like birds do (5)
68 Makes a dull heavy sound (5)
70 ____ Chappell, Kiwi
TV and film actress (4)
71 _____-duty − made to withstand very hard wear or use (5)
72 Turning armature of motor
or generator (5)
73 Country bumpkin (5)
74 Applaud to show
approval (4)
76 Jelly-like colloidal
substance (3)