New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Mega CROSSWORD

✚ When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personalit­y (see mystery clue below).

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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)

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