The Star: December 13, 2018

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38 Thursday December 13 2018
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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.
page The 51 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.
Puzzles
•Solutions,
13 4 10 7 8 26
21 4 18 8 4 12 26 4 24 24 4 10
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Fire rages, homes at risk
21 3 18 11 18 4 13
4 20 17 4 12 19 26 24 11 20 18 3
CROSSWORD
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9
10 11
12 13 14 15
16
CHRISTCHURCH
CREMATORIUM
FUNERALS
72
24 13 14 3 12 11 26
14 4 10 12 6 25 1 11 12
O W N
26 26 22 15 9 21 16
6 4 21 13 17 19 13 17 13
20 10 1 20 26 6 3
17 11 13 21 2 17 25 23 18 11 22 9
13 17 4 11 18 15 14
12 11 3 3 17 11 26 13 17 13 15 25
14 5 11 14 12 14
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
O W N
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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.
17 18 19 20 21
22 23
24 25
©THE PUZZLE COMPANY
Across
1. Stuffy (7)
5. Inundate (5)
8. Serious mistake (7)
9. Elevate (5)
10. Cowboy show (5)
11. Every evening (7)
12. Buccaneer (6)
14. Frightened (6)
17. Overshadow (7)
19. Ignominy (5)
22. Intended (5)
23. Crush underfoot (7)
24. Private teacher (5)
25. Gift (7)
Down
1. Brownish-yellow colour (5)
2. Circular (5)
3. Last in series or line (7)
4. Become smaller (6)
5. Gesture of indifference (5)
6. Flier (7)
7. Intoxicated (3-4)
12. Fall rapidly (7)
13. Begin again (7)
15. Waterfall (7)
16. Be quiet! (4,2)
18. Later (5)
20. More than enough (5)
21. Choose (5)
SOLUTION
No.171
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G U H V M O L C S N Y A Q
Every row, column and box
B Z J should T Fcontain I the Wdigits P1 to X9.
K R E D
SUDOKU
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
WORDBUILDER
KSCAE
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.
Good 9 Very Good 11 Excellent 14
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