The Star: September 28, 2017

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Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.
The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented
by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into
the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the
letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.
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1. Athletics event (4,4)
7. Correct (5)
8. Wanganui’s daily paper (9)
9. None (3)
10. Fall (4)
11. Most recent (6)
13. Informal news network: also a
Tararua district newspaper (4,9)
15. Flu or cold (colloq) (3,3)
16. Animal’s name used for several
islands around NZ (4)
18. Morning moisture (3)
20. Fortune telling (9)
21/22. All Black who set a record in
2017 for most Super rugby games
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2. Anxious (7)
3. Chinese boat (4)
4. Former Wellington mayor who had
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6. Fashionable (7)
7. Retribution (7)
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14. Disciple (7)
15. Make a minor adjustment (5)
17. Lovers’ meeting (5)
19. Blue-white metallic element (4)
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DECODER
Each number represents a
different letter of the alphabet.
Write the given letters into
all squares with matching
numbers. Now work out which
letters are represented by the
other numbers. As you get the
letters, write them into the main
grid and the reference grid.
Decoder uses all 26 letters of
the alphabet.
L D N I B
How many words of three or more letters can you
make, using each letter only once? Plurals are
allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning
with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word.
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