Mega CROSSWORD
When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personality (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
42ac & 52ac.
Rugby union star (6,7)
ACROSS
1 Sacred or holy place (7)
5 Female (4)
7 See upper-right photo
11 Prophetess of
antiquity (5)
15 Vast expanse of water (5)
16 Annoy, pester (3)
17 Section of plumbing
pipe (1-4)
18 Settlement at the northern
end of Lake Wakatipu (9)
19 Lack of hope (7)
20 Infectious disease causing
muscle weakness (5)
21 Waves (4)
22 Directional device (3,3)
24 Iconic bird (4)
26 Someone in charge
of funds (9)
28 Talk in hushed tones (7)
31 Older woman’s young
lover (3,3)
32 Try, attempt (6)
34 Multiple-marriage crime (6)
36 Flat, apartment (4)
40 See lower-left photo
42 See Mystery Clue
44 Caprine beast (4)
46 Te reo for sea (5)
48 South Island region (5)
50 Pant (4)
51 Despotic ruler (6)
52 See Mystery Clue
55 Lighting gas (4)
56 Milky alcoholic beverage (3-3)
58 Military greeting (6)
60 Cotton cloth (6)
64 Pirate’s sword (7)
65 Science of production and finance (9)
67 Indian flatbread (4)
69 Account (6)
71 Chief god of the ancient Greeks (4)
73 Stinking, off (5)
75 Into pieces (7)
78 Somebody who loves the sound of their own voice (4-5)
79 Eighth letter of the
Greek alphabet (5)
80 French term for gravy (3)
81 Call up (memories) (5)
82 UAE state (5)
83 Fate (6)
84 Derma (4)
85 Yoga greeting (7)
DOWN
1 Of poor quality (6)
2 Requires (5)
3 Oldest national park
in New Zealand (9)
4 Liberal, fair (8)
5 Assistance (3-2)
6 See 9 Down
8 Took cover (3)
9 and 6 Down 1980s reforming Minister of Finance (5,7)
10 Ale (4)
11 Every now and then (8) 12 Cured pork (5)
13 Brief stop in a journey (7)
14 Biden or Obama, for
example (8)
21 Writer (6)
23 Take a dip (4)
25 Poem depicting a blissful
rural scene (5)
27 Supernatural being (3)
29 Silver fern (5)
30 Pig-headed (8)
33 Ladies’ fingers (4)
35 Phantom (5)
37 Adhesive friction (8)
38 Hitch, problem (4)
39 Arabian prince (4)
41 Worshipped figure (4)
42 --- Gunn, TV personality (5)
43 Creeping plant (3)
45 Large brass instrument (4)
47 Prison (4)
49 Bring to a sudden stop (5)
53 Heather genus (5)
54 Way out, exit (6)
57 Blast of wind (4)
58 Without consequence (4-4)
59 Noisy honeyeater (3)
61 To a sickening extent (2,7)
62 Expression of welcome (5,3)
63 Hit man (8)
64 Went around (7)
66 Desolate central area
of Australia (7)
68 Decorative band on
a wall (6)
70 Perpendicular, vertical (5)
72 Character or disposition (5)
74 Type of mustard (5)
76 Waste material (5)
77 Green superhero (4)
79 Level match (3)