THE PUZZLE COMPANY
1. Fashionable (7) 4. Barbados-born cricketer, knighted in 1975 (4,6) 9. Hokianga township made famous by a dolphin (7) 13. Paper measure (4) 14. Prime Minister after Lange and
before Moore (6) 15. Bringing together (7) 17. River which flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario (7)
19. Fictional farmer who lives near the small town of Raupo (3,7) 20. Uneven (8) 22. Population count (6) 23. Person lacking courage (6) 25. Genuine (6) 28. Instruction session (8) 29. Decapitated (8) 32. Able to be read (7) 35. Three-hulled boat (8) 36. Slay (4) 37. Turtle (8) 38. In Maori legend one of the waka that came to New Zealand from Hawaiki; also the name of a Bay of Plenty tribe (5) 39. Curses (8) 44. Remove the shell from a shellfish
(5) 46. Legitimate (5) 50. Pale-faced (5) 51. Delighted (colloq) (6) 52. Move to another country (8) 54. Flaw (6) 55. Garden plant used as flavouring in foodstuffs (9) 57. Capital city of El Salvador (3,8) 60. New Zealand plant called tea tree by Captain Cook (6) 61. Becomes aware of (6) 64. Medium brown to dark-brown colour (5) 65. __ __ in love and war (4,4) 67. Slightly mad (colloq) (4) 71. Nickname for the South African cricket team (7)
72. One of the oldest cities in the US, named after a village in Lincolnshire (6)
73. Scene of 1836 battle between Texans and a Mexican army (5)
74. Used insults on an opposing player to put them off their game (7)
77. Green or yellow liqueur made from brandy and aromatic herbs (10)
82. Acidic edible garden plant (7)
1. Scatter (5) 2. Status of a racehorse until the second Jan 1 after its birth (8) 3. Fireplace (6) 4. Spicy chicken or seafood soup thickened with okra pods (5) 5. Maori name for the native owl (4) 6. Amazed - like a fish (colloq) (7,6) 7. Australian actor who played Hector in 2004 film Troy (4) 8. Native tree with crimson flowers (4)
10. Instrumental composition by Henry Mancini for a 1963 film (4,7) 11. Foolish people (7) 12. City on the Loire river, largest in northwest France (6)
16. Coastal tree of the myrtle family, blooms in October and November (10) 18. From A to Z (10) 21. Fastest sea creature, with recorded speeds of 110kmh (8)
22. Country formerly part of Yugoslavia (7)
24. US state, nicknamed the Buckeye State (4) 26. Gift (6) 27. Companion of Big Ted, Manu and Humpty (6) 30. Semi-precious stone (5) 31. Singing star (4) 33. Opening (3) 34. Holiday house (4) 40. Vegetable eaten with pork bones (4) 41. Cross between a grapefruit and tangerine (7)
42. 1948 Fred Astaire/ Ginger Rogers musical, ___ Parade (6) 43. Bud (5) 44. Hats originally known as ‘the boss of the plains’ (8)
45. Start point for the annual Coast to Coast race (6) 46. Brown coal (7) 47. Hard worker (colloq) (7) 48. Blood-sucking insects (7) 49. The Duchess of Cornwall (7) 53. Hard tip on a kiwifruit (4) 56. Crosspieces on cricket stumps (5) 58. Naval commander (7) 59. Perfumed (7) 60. Sailor (7) 62. Small wheel under a chair or table (6) 63. Bravery (6) 66. Slow-moving mammal (5) 68. Saying (5) 69. Bundle of hay (4) 70. Sacred or forbidden (Maori) (4) 74. Light racing craft for a single rower (5) 86. Earth oven (Maori) (3) 87. Blacksmith’s work bench (5) 88. Exactly right (4,2) 89. Notes from a meeting (7) 91. Rent (3) 92. Ripped (4) 93. NZ band which had hits with
Running and Light Surrounding You (8) 94. Hurl (5) 97. Mild term of abuse, usually aimed at a weak or overly sensitive male (6) 99. Asian gangs (6) 101. Eccentricity (9) 106. Spanish estate or house (8) 107. Wooden hammer (6) 108. Male relative (7) 112. Turncoats (8) 113. Time during which a position - especially as a lecturer or teacher - has been held (6)
114. 1982 science fiction film; also Hamilton’s nickname (4) 115. Amusing (5) 116. Foyer (5) 119. Pleasant to look at (4,2,3,4) 122. Mythological underworld (5) 126. Intelligent (5) 127. Carve words on metal (7) 128. Fill to satisfaction (7) 130. Aberdeenshire village which has held a highland games since 1832 (7) 131. Taxi driver (5) 132. Dull pain (4) 135. Three-dimensional images (9) 137. Famous people (colloq) (6) 140. Furrow (6) 144. Drilled (5) 145. Poisonous and narcotic plant of the nightshade family, formerly credited with magical and medicinal properties (8)
147. Mexico’s second largest city, birthplace of mariachi music (11) 150. Dictionary (7) 151. Fruit high in vitamin B6, favoured by many sportspeople (6) 152. Sheepdog (6) 153. Shellfish with white, fan-shaped shell widely found on NZ beaches (4)
154. Crown monopoly sold by NZ government in 1990 (7)
155. 1990 crime film starring Ray Liotta, Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci (10)
156. Acute (7) 75. Mathematical formula (8) 76. Shortage (6) 77. Underground explorer (5) 78. Competent (4) 79. Elephants (colloq) (7) 80. Worn away (6) 81. Tempest (5) 83. Successor (4) 84. Goes red (7) 85. South African antelope (6) 90. Mediterranean island (5) 95. European city where 11,500 people were killed during a 1992-1996 siege (8)
96. Musical which includes the song Tomorrow (5) 97. Major city of southwest England (7) 98. Having skin of a dark colour (7) 100. South African currency (4) 102. Secretly (7) 103. Ferocious (6) 104. He went from Monty Python to
Fawlty Towers (6) 105. Spite (6) 107. Africa’s second highest peak at 5199m (5,5) 109. European car manufacturer (5) 110. Smear with paint (4) 111. Hounds (4) 117. South Island town (6) 118. River boat (5) 120. Name of two of Henry VIII’s wives
(4)
121. Either end of a spar on a sailing ship
(7) 122. Song title: __ __ __, Jack (3,3,4) 123. Consisting of two parts (4) 124. Ghost (7) 125. Piece of writing (5) 129. Kayak (5) 133. Wide (5) 134. Member of worldwide organisation whose motto is ‘Service above self’ (8) 136. Former (7) 137. Reduce to ashes (7) 138. Rational (7) 139. Group which has more British No1 albums than any other act (7) 141. Well-muscled cartoon character (6) 142. Danger (6) 143. Animal introduced from US in 1905, found mainly in Fiordland National Park (6)
146. Harry Potter’s enemy, ___ Malfoy
(5) 148. Girl who fell down a rabbit hole (5) 149. Children’s toy first used around 500BC (4)