CODE CRACKER
To win one of three prizes of
$100, work out which number represents which letter. All letters of the alphabet appear at least once. Fill in the coloured boxes at the bottom to reveal our prize word. Write this answer on the entry coupon.
ACROSS
1 The – Book, Rudyard Kipling story collection (6) 4 Understated, delicate (6) 8 Vanquish (6) 11 Indonesian island,east of Bali (6) 14 Invited guest (7)
17 Fulfil requirements (7) 18 George –, film star (7) 20 Stratum, tier (5) 21 Operating doctor (7)
23 Male rowers (7) 25 Elephant’s snout (5) 26 Recent arrivals (9)
27 Debris on the ocean surface (7) 31 Horn player (9)
32 Last game in a tournament (5) 34 Baby frog (7)
36 Cocktail with gin and vermouth (7)
38 Marine predator (5) 41 Coastal inlet (3) 42 Inundated (7)
44 Land of a biblical queen who visited Solomon (5)
45 68 down fabric used in
56 across (5)
46 Of the centre of atoms (7) 48 Yellow parts of eggs (5) 49 Heat to bubbling (4) 50 Chocolate coffee flavour (5) 51 Person in charge (4) 53 Keyboard instrument (5) 56 Stockings, socks etc (7)
57 Four seasons (4)
58 Kate –, UK model (4) 59 Greed (7)
63 Provoke, stir to action (6) 65 Caledonian (8)
67 Smooch (4)
69 Sleep (6)
73 Longed (for) (7)
75 Greg –, golfer (6)
76 Kitchen tool (7)
77 Song of devotion (4)
80 – Vaughn, film star (5)
81 – House, band formed by Neil Finn (7)
83 Particular skill or ability (4-3)
84 Disney deer (5) 86 Coloured part of the eye (4) 88 Staying-power (7) 89 Incorporeal essence (6) 91 Having feathers (7)
94 Put up with, survive (6) 96 – Sandler, comedian (4) 97 Stylish grace (8)
98 Area of control, realm (6) 102 Highest possible (7)
103 Block a vote (4) 104 Conflagration (4)
106 Word meaning the opposite (7) 110 Gathering of witches (5) 112 Military force (4)
113 Bright and clear (5)
114 Bird’s bill (4)
115 Majestic, impressive (5) 119 Female thespian (7) 121 Model of perfection (5) 122 Italian city associated with a mysterious shroud (5) 123 Universal remedy (7) 124 Mineral aggregate (3) 125 Sweet (5) 127 Staggering, swooning (7) 128 – Lawson, TV cook (7) 129 Bathroom sink (5) 130 Well-mannered chap (9) 133 Recline, as on a bed (3,4) 136 Boxers (9)
138 Type of Asian pear (5) 139 Representative, true to form (7) 142 – Banderas, film star (7) 144 Proprietor (5)
146 Small amount, trace (7) 148 Tomato sauce (7)
149 Having a powerful aroma (7) 151 Indication (6)
152 Period of instruction (6) 153 Safe (6)
154 Again, as new (6)
DOWN
1 Spear (7)
2 Unpleasant (5)
3 Sense of self (3)
5 Cricket officials (7) 6 Sample (5)
7 Devoured (5)
8 Nightclub for dancing (5) 9 Hotel lobby (5)
10 Try (7)
11 Text message shorthand for ‘that’s funny’ (1,1,1) 12 Lavish meal (7)
13 Inuit canoeist (7)
15 Chaotic unrest (7) 16 Revered, esteemed (9) 18 Bruise (9) 19 Eight-limbled marine creature (7) 22 Lubricant (3)
24 – Gardner, film star (3) 27 Solidified by cold (6) 28 Old-fashioned telephone exchange worker (8) 29 – Armytage, co-host of morning TV show Sunrise (8)
30 Miss –, Agatha Christie sleuth (6) 32 L in Roman numerals (5) 33 Pasta strips (7)
35 Fate (7)
37 Of volcanic origin (7) 39 Gladiatorial venue (5) 40 Singing to recorded backing tracks (7) 43 Fall, drop (7)
47 Ship’s master (7)
49 Lads (4)
52 Mark of a wound (4)
54 More quickly (6)
55 Large white parrot (8) 56 Hirsute (5)
60 Tusk material (5)
61 Reptiles with legs (7) 62 Bashful, introverted (3) 64 Series of links (5)
66 Fitted in with expectations (9) 68 Artificially produced material (9) 70 World-weary boredom (5) 71 Teach, provide schooling (7)
72 Call the –, TV series (7) 74 Require (4)
78 Informal title for 47 down (7) 79 Having the necessary capacity (4) 80 Singer’s ‘instrument’ (5) 82 Explosive compound (8) 85 – Szubanski, comedienne (5) 87 Reference list (5)
90 Touring rock group’s stage-hand (6)
92 Jeans fabric (5)
93 Spell, enchantment (3)
95 Love affair (7) 99 Eight-sided shape (7)
100 Jane Austen novel (4)
101 The – Knight, Batman film (4) 102 – Caine, film star (7) 103 Undead bloodsucker (7) 105 Everlasting (7)
107 Minor differences (7) 108 Spoken exchange between characters in a play (8)
109 Video game brand (8) 111 Essential (5)
116 Remove liquid (5)
117 Happy and friendly (6)
118 Band formerly fronted by the late Marc Hunter (6)
120 Jean –, 1960s model (9) 123 Organised gathering of children for shared recreation (9) 126 Shouting (7)
129 Inflatable party decoration (7)
130 First book of the Bible (7) 131 Making a home, as a bird (7) 132 Eighth planet from the sun (7) 134 Mount –, Queensland mining town (3)
135 Attain victory (3)
136 Black big cat (7)
137 Fully extend (7)
140 Bakery treats (5)
141 Roman language (5) 142 Burned remains (5)
143 Subject of discussion (5) 145 Brother’s daughter (5)
147 Long, snaky fish (3)
150 – Thurman, film star (3)