Mega CROSSWORD
✚ When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personality (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
25dn & 36ac. TV newsreader (4,5)
ACROSS
1 Singing group featuring
Pene and Amitai Pati (4,3)
5 Garden portal (4)
7 Iconic Kiwi biscuit (6)
11 See upper-right photo (5)
15 Birthplace of Mohammed (5)
16 Port town close to
Christchurch (9)
17 Uprising (9)
18 Bristles on an ear
of wheat (3)
19 Not warranted (5)
20 Community gathering (3)
21 Celestial body (5)
23 Put off (5)
25 Wild prank (8)
27 Beat (6)
29 Colourful arc (7)
33 Move very slowly (4)
35 Powerful businessperson (6)
36 See Mystery Clue
38 Location of famous
glow-worm caves (7)
40 Tobacco user (6)
41 Remove errors from
computer code (5)
43 Turn of phrase (5)
45 Offspring (5)
48 Inundation (5)
49 Helen of Troy’s lover (5)
50 Up to a specific time (5)
51 Alpine cottage (6)
53 Commotion, fuss (7)
56 Bread-rising agent (5)
57 Pail (6)
58 Country with capital Lima (4)
60 Cooperative action (7)
61 Fool or Aussie bird (6)
63 Famous bushranger (3,5)
66 Scare, frighten (5)
68 Cruise vessel (5)
70 Father (3)
72 Clear spirit (5)
74 Mesh (3)
76 Funny stories (9)
79 Bottle opener (9)
80 Musical drama (5)
81 Blueprints (5)
82 Hot-water spout (6)
83 Funeral bonfire (4)
84 Romantic meeting (7)
DOWN
1 Apia’s country (5)
2 Using few words (7)
3 Latin phrase used as an
admission of fault (3,5)
4 Lubricated (5)
5 Water channel (6)
6 Chompers (5)
8 Fish’s appendage (3)
9 Collection of wives (5)
10 Catch (3)
11 Icy, very cold (5)
12 Chinese vital force
or energy (3)
13 One in possession (5)
14 Harsh, unyielding (6)
21 Red (9)
22 Chuck (5)
24 Tapu (5)
25 See Mystery Clue
26 Brief excursion (7) 28 Fowl (3)
30 Unfriendly or hostile (8)
31 Awkward or without spirit (6)
32 Ridged cotton fabric (8)
34 Small musical band (5)
36 Dairy product (7)
37 Severe traffic (8)
39 See lower-left photo (8)
42 Looker-on (9)
44 Large knife (7)
46 Blockade (5)
47 Electronic payment
system (1,1,1,1,1,1)
52 and 64 Down Xena
actress (4,7)
54 Jargon (5)
55 Type of icing using
egg whites (5)
57 Plead (3)
59 Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical (8)
62 Dung (6)
64 See 52 Down
65 Opposed (6)
66 Mischievous child (5)
67 Glory, renown (5)
69 Inquisitive (5)
71 Slightly hungover (5)
73 Thin, round wooden rod (5)
75 Muscles (5)
77 First Lady of Argentina,
Ms Perón (3)
78 Powerful boat (3)
79 Actor’s prompt (3)