Mega CASHWORD
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 69.
MYSTERY CLUE
19ac & 64ac & 28dn. A well-known movie title (4,6,8)
ACROSS
1 Cuts into small cubes (5)
4 Destructive mudflow down
the slopes of a volcano (5)
7 Fine, powdery dirt (4)
9 Long, high sea waves
caused by earthquakes (8) 15 Characterised by passionate intensity ( 7) 16 Waikato Bay of Plenty _____ − New Zealand netball team that competes in the ANZ Premiership (5)
17 Act as the master of
ceremonies for an event (5) 18 Poison secreted by some
snakes (5) 19 See Mystery Clue
20 At oblique or slanted angle (6) 22 Places where bread is made (8)
23 Young horse (4)
26 Effect of a slight echo produced by an amplified musical instrument (6)
27 Young child who is
beginning to walk ( 7)
29 _____ Goebel, successful Kiwi choreographer and dancer (6)
33 Silvery-grey precious
metal (8) 35 Extremely unattractive (4)
37 Wriggle with embarrassment
or discomfort (6)
39 Cut grass with a machine (3)
42 This describes soft,
waterlogged land (6)
44 Waver indecisively (6)
45 Objectives to be
achieved (5)
46 Hot drink made of liquor,
sugar and spices (5)
48 Close and open
eyes quickly (5)
49 Walk at a slow, relaxed
pace (5)
50 White fur of a stoat used for the trimming on royal ceremonial robes (6)
51 Write in a careless, untidy
way (6)
54 ___ Lye, late Kiwi artist known for experimental films and kinetic sculpture (3) 55 Regards with disgust and loathing (6) 56 Greenish-blue colour (4) 57 Warm bed covers (8)
61 Short sayings expressing general truths (6)
62 See lower-left photo ( 7)
64 See Mystery Clue
68 Red ____ − needless bureaucratic procedures (4) 70 Type of floor covering (8) 73 _____ University − Kiwi varsity with main campus in Palmerston North (6) 74 S-shaped architectural moulding (4)
77 Light, semi-transparent fabric (5)
78 Distinct feature or aspect of something (5)
79 Paid particular attention to (5)
81 Type of lettuce with crisp
tightly packed leaves ( 7)
82 Goading or provoking (8)
83 Not active or working (4)
84 Identify and remove errors
from computer software (5)
85 Unwanted destructive animals that attack crops or wildlife (5)
DOWN
1 Imperfection or flaw (6)
2 Spray of flowers worn
pinned to clothes ( 7)
3 Search for (4)
4 _____ ____ penguin − world’s smallest penguin found around the New Zealand coastline (6,4)
5 Edge of a garment that has been turned under and sewn (3)
6 Not flexible (5)
7 Unit of sound volume ( 7)
8 See upper-right photo (8)
10 Leather with velvety
napped surface (5)
11 Star that suddenly increases in brightness over a period of time (4)
12 Large oval tropical fruit with
smooth skin and juicy pulp (5) 13 Specimen or representative
part (6)
14 Mark left on the skin
by an old wound (4)
21 Spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges and lemons (4)
24 ____ Hulme, New Zealand novelist and poet who wrote The Bone People (4)
25 Having a strong, pleasant
smell (8)
28 See Mystery Clue
29 Fussily prim and proper (6)
30 Happening straightaway (9)
31 Unsolicited email sent
in bulk (4)
32 Move back and forth
or from side to side (4)
34 Brought before the court to
answer a criminal charge (9)
36 Theft of personal
property ( 7)
38 Attractively odd or
whimsical (6)
40 Wood that has been cut and prepared for use in a building (6)
41 Obsessive self
centredness (8)
43 Area in the Far North
District of New Zealand (8)
47 Sailing boats (6)
48 Cream that soothes skin (4)
52 Scottish word for girl (4)
53 Climbing awkwardly using
hands and feet (10)
58 Thing that is not possible
or acceptable (2-2)
59 Had an influence on (8)
60 High mountains (4)
63 Person put forward
as a candidate ( 7)
65 Feelings of sadness
and remorse ( 7)
66 _____ Adams, internationally successful Kiwi professional basketball player (6)
67 Rules as monarch (6)
69 At any _____ − no matter
what (5)
71 Not intended seriously (2,3)
72 Exclamation expressing
pain (4)
73 With softened tone (5)
75 Ring a ____ − seem
vaguely familiar (4)
76 Harvest crops (4)
80 Overlay original film soundtrack with one in different language (3)