RBM Crossword 73
Across
- 5. Surname of ABC presenter (pictured) James who has announced his retirement after more than 30 years on radio, having been treated for cancer (9)
- 7. The Rod Laver Tennis Club, 1,900 kilometres away from the 15,000-seat Rod Laver arena in Melbourne, maintains a precious clay court built 80 years ago by Roy Laver for his tennis-mad sons, including future legend Rod. In which town? (11)
- 9. The Crown Prince of which European country, Marius Borg Høiby (who's sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra is studying at Sydney Uni) will stand trial on a slew of extremely serious offences this week (6)
- 13. First name of Mountain Pride presenter (5)
- 16. Someone who takes on authority without being elected or officially designated (4-9)
- 18. Victorian state secretary for One Nation Bianca Colecchia has been condemned for filming strangers walking around Melbourne's CBD on New Year's Eve and asking viewers to "spot the . . what?” (9)
- 21. Which English Premier League team walks out to "Glad All Over" a song by The Dave Clark Five? (7,6)
- 23. No quantity or number; nought; the figure 0 (4)
- 24. US Army slang for a wife who insists on being addressed by her husbands rank (7)
Down
- 1. A specific period of time consisting of 365 days (4)
- 2. Taking too much for granted (12)
- 3. To reject or prohibit something, often used in a political context to prevent a decision from being made that one disagrees with (4)
- 4. To shout loudly and forcefully (4)
- 6. United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is better known as (3)
- 8. To involuntarily open one’s mouth wide and take a deep breath due to tiredness or boredom (4)
- 10. Spanish professional tennis player who won the men's Australian Open singles final on Sunday (6,7)
- 11. Aryna Sabalenka the current world No. 1 in women's tennis lost the AO Final to world No. 3 Elena Rybakina in how many sets? (5)
- 12. This car radio retailer started in Western Sydney used to ask us to "Drive in and jive away" (11)
- 14. To hit or strike, often used in a humorous or exaggerated context, (4)
- 15. Number of hours a 13-year-old boy swam through rough water off WA's South West on Friday to raise the alarm after his family were swept out to sea on inflatable paddle boards (4)
- 17. Famous 1980's US anti-drug advertising campaign championed by Nancy Reagan to discourage children from using illegal drugs (4,3,2)
- 19. Slang name for a US Marine (7)
- 20. Hawaiian word used when greeting or parting from someone (5)
- 22. First name of Sonic Sounds presenter (6)
- 23. An exclamation that imitates the sound of something moving swiftly (4)